The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have released updated recommendations for the treatment of latent tuberculosis infection following a systematic review and meta-analyses of 19 articles...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have released updated recommendations for the treatment of latent tuberculosis infection following a systematic review and meta-analyses of 19 articles...
The standard treatment duration for tuberculosis is 6 months. To see if this period could be reduced, researchers tested whether a higher daily dose of rifampin could effectively treat TB in a shorter...
In a study of 4466 healthy individuals living in a household with someone with tuberculosis, researchers investigated the effectiveness of a new blood test in predicting the onset of tuberculosis several...
Researchers compared the effects of a 1-month tuberculosis treatment regimen with the standard 9-month treatment in 3000 patients across 10 countries in a recent study.
It is well-known that tuberculosis is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. However, the researchers investigated whether latent tuberculosis infection is linked with acute...
The authors of a recent study compared outcomes among patients with HIV and tuberculosis who were treated with daily and intermittent antituberculosis regimens.
Several studies have found an association between diabetes and an increased risk for active tuberculosis, which might be exacerbated by poor glycemic control. In a recent study, researchers investigated...