Tag: tuberculosis

Originally published by Harvard Health.   What Is It? Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection that kills more than 2 million people ...

In this section, we highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the past week. Four ...

1. Patients with pulmonary tuberculosis receiving a shortened, 4-month treatment regimen with gatifloxacin were more likely to experience an unfavourable ...

1. The specificity of FDG-PET imaging for diagnosing lung cancer is significantly reduced in areas endemic to infectious lung diseases. ...

1. The current standard regimen for tuberculosis treatment involves 6 months of antibiotic therapy with isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol. ...

In this section, we highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the past week. Multidrug-Resistant ...

1. After 24 weeks, patients who were given bedaquiline yielded a faster sputum culture conversion rate when compared to placebo. ...

1. The BCG vaccine was found to be effective at protecting children exposed to tuberculosis (TB) from infection and progression ...

In this section, we highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the past week. Efficacy ...

1. The worldwide incidence of HIV declined each year since 1997, though in 101 countries the incidence continued to rise. ...