Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Two phase 3 trials showed levofloxacin reduces the risk for multidrug-resistant TB after household exposure.

Amid debate on the effectiveness of the tuberculosis vaccine, a new study suggests that the vaccine is protective against TB in children under 5, but adolescents and adults in high-burden countries ...

The Clinical Practice Guidelines are the latest from the American Thoracic Society, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, European Respiratory Society and Infectious Diseases Society of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Tuberculosis incidence among people aged 50 years or older in the United States is high but declining rapidly ...

An outbreak of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) developed in Kansas in November 2021, and included multiple children who were born in the U.S. and became infected in the state, CDC researchers ...

Shorter duration, fully oral treatment regimens for tuberculosis (TB) are now recommended for most adults and children. Updated joint guidelines from the American Thoracic Society, the CDC, European ...

A study led by the University of Cape Town (UCT) has found that most tuberculosis (TB) cases detected among adults living with someone who has TB are silent (without symptoms) at the time of screening ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older adults treated for an inactive tuberculosis infection may be at increased risk of suffering liver damage from the medication, a study published Monday suggests.