Tuberculosis spreads through germs released when a person with TB in their lungs coughs, speaks or sings. These bacteria can stay in the air for prolonged periods of time and are more likely to spread ...

The endTB trial is one of four recent randomized controlled trials testing new, shorter, and less toxic treatment regimens ...

As Kansas deals with one of the largest tuberculous outbreaks in the nation since the 1950s, Californians may be wondering ...

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) programs are tasked with implementing the appropriate isolation of patients with ...

Vitamin D supplementation during TB treatment improves patient symptoms, but does not accelerate the clearance of TB bacteria.

In an interview with The American Journal of Managed Care, Michael A. Bernstein, MD, stressed the need for effective ...

As of Friday, at least 67 patients were being treated for active tuberculosis in Kansas. All but seven of those cases were in Wyandotte County, where Kansas City is, while the others were in ...

Researchers suggest that when a potential or confirmed TB patient is from silica-based industries, healthcare workers should ...

As of Friday, at least 67 patients were being treated for active tuberculosis in Kansas. All but seven of those cases were in Wyandotte County, where Kansas City is, while the others were in ...

Patients with tuberculosis symptoms can expect a “relatively long treatment,” Blumberg said. Treatment for active TB patients can last up to nine months, the CDC said. Patients are given a ...