Detecting TB early goes a long way toward avoiding some of the disease's worst outcomes and preventing its spread to others.

Background: Diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is the most effective strategy to control tuberculosis (TB) among patients with HIV infection. The tuberculin skin test (TST ...

A new skin test for tuberculosis infection has proven safe, easy to administer and accurate in two Phase III clinical trials, according to research presented at the ATS 2016 International Conference.

A college student with a positive result on purified protein derivative (PPD) testing (induration 12 mm) and a negative chest x-ray was treated with nine months of isoniazid. During this period, he ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tuberculosis, or TB, is a disease that infects nearly 11 million people worldwide, killing some 1.25 million of them every year, ...