The guidelines recommend a 4-month drug regimen for adults and children with drug-susceptible TB, and a 6-month regimen for those with drug-resistant TB.

Early detection and fast, adequate treatment of active tuberculosis cases is also critical to preventing future spread.

Prevention of drug-resistant tuberculosis is a global health priority. However, trials evaluating the effectiveness of treating Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among contacts of persons with ...

Tuberculosis rates have increased nationwide since 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. During the first year of the pandemic, cases decreased by 19.4%. But case ...

Thailand is one of 22 high burden countries of tuberculosis, and effective measures are required to control this disease urgently. Genome variation in both humans and TB bacteria may affect different ...

BEIJING, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- The incidence and mortality rates of tuberculosis (TB ... departments including the National Disease Control and Prevention Administration. Despite the progress ...