The diagnosis of TBM and miliary TB was finally confirmed by positive CSF and sputum culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The patient had a good response to standard antituberculous therapy ...

3 Another complication of a low-sodium diet, not previously reported, is the flare-up of quiescent miliary tuberculosis. In the following case Addison's disease (chronic adrenocortical deficiency ...

The most common sites of extrathoracic TB were peripheral lymphadenopathy ... %), cavitary lesions (26%), pleural effusions (19%) and miliary disease (10%). Acid-fast bacillus smears and ...

Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the leading infectious killers in the world, infecting approximately a quarter of the world’s population with the causative organism Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) ...

The World Health Organization warned last week that the sweeping funding cuts could endanger millions of lives, since many countries depend on foreign aid for TB prevention, testing and treatment.

Kansas is experiencing its largest tuberculosis outbreak in history, with 67 active cases and two deaths. The outbreak is contained to specific areas in Kansas and poses a low risk to the general ...

Tuberculosis may seem like a disease of the past—more associated with Victorian waifs and overcrowded tenements than medicine in the 21st century—but it’s definitely still with us. Here’s ...

The Trump administration's freeze on foreign aid delivered through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), and the subsequent shutdown and dismantling of the agency altogether, has sent ...

(Reuters) -The Trump administration's decision to pause U.S. foreign aid would undo progress made in containing tuberculosis (TB) infections across low- and middle-income countries, putting the ...

The database provided the data for this study, which was derived from interviews, health examinations, and laboratory measurements. The data pertaining to TB were recorded during the 2011–2012 period.