A decentralized model for the screening and management of MDR/RR-TB contacts implemented by trained CHWs has wider potential ...

Study selection Randomised placebo-controlled trials (RCTs) with published Kaplan-Meier survival curves comparing corticosteroids versus placebo in PLHIV receiving TB treatment. Quality assessment, ...

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Guiyang Public Health Clinical Center, Guiyang, China Tuberculous empyema (TE) is a chronic active infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis that invades the ...

When most of us think of serious diseases that kill millions of people, the ones that come to mind are often the ones that get the most attention: cancer, COVID-19, heart disease and diabetes. But a ...

U.S. has given up to $250M yearly in funding for global TB programs, WHO says. The World Health Organization warned this week that massive cuts in funding, especially from the United States, could ...

Researchers evaluated the efficacy and safety of corticosteroids in a meta-analysis of seven randomized controlled trials involving 1410 HIV-positive patients with tuberculosis (age, ≥ 14 years), 703 ...

Tuberculosis (TB) in the throat is a rare type of TB that affects the larynx. It’s often misdiagnosed but has symptoms such as hoarseness and painful swallowing. If treated promptly, it can be fully ...

Untreated tuberculosis may result in several long-term complications, such as permanent lung damage. It’s vital for the condition to be treated early to prevent the infection from traveling to other ...

1 Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China 2 Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital ...

Read before the Section of Radiology and Physiotherapy of the Massachusetts Medical Society, June 6, 1933. Stivers — Medical Director, Belmont Hospital, Worcester, Mass. For record and address of ...