Researchers identified three new all-oral drug regimens that include at least one of two new drugs for treatment of ...

Researchers analyzed global trends in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) among children and adolescents, revealing ...

According to the officials, the new regimen, called BPaL/BPaLM, includes medications bedaquiline, pretomanid, linezolid, and ...

Findings from “Stop TB Canada” found there are significant barriers to certain medications for the infectious disease — including child-friendly formulas — due to drug shortages and delays. “These ...

A "groundbreaking" £1.65 million treatment has been approved for use on the NHS, offering patients with severe sickle cell disease some hope of a cure. It is believed around 1,700 people could be ...

TB germs can take a long time to die. Treatment plans for both inactive and active TB can take months and involve multiple medications. If a patient doesn’t finish the treatment course and skips a ...

The goal was to improve treatment for patients with tuberculosis resistant to rifampin. The WHO estimates that some 410,000 people become sick with rifampin-resistant TB each year, including people ...

caused by tuberculosis (TB) consisting of infected dead tissue. Treatment for the highly contagious disease requires consistent taking antibiotics for several months. After declining for three ...

The number of tuberculosis cases linked to an outbreak in the Kansas City area continues to swell, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The outbreak, which began a year ...

Jussi J. Saukkonen, M.D., from the Boston Veterans Administration Health Care System, and colleagues updated clinical practice guidelines for TB treatment in children and adults in settings in which ...

Back in September 2023, a separate MDR-TB outbreak linked 13 individuals, highlighting the growing concerns surrounding this disease. The KDHE reported that they are following CDC guidelines for ...