Tuberculosis is both curable and preventable, yet each year, it still kills more people than any other infectious disease.

Each year, 11 million people worldwide develop tuberculosis, and about 1.4 million die from it. Meningitis occurs in 1–2% of ...

We searched for evidence from studies known as 'clinical trials' that compared rapid TB tests with traditional methods of testing for TB, like smear microscopy and culture. We summarised the findings ...

Turning off the genetic switch to its respiratory system might finally eliminate the bacteria behind tuberculosis.

A new study reveals why dormant TB bacteria survive antibiotic treatment and suggests what can be done to tackle this serious ...

Researchers at IIT Bombay and Monash University have discovered that tuberculosis bacteria resist antibiotics by altering ...

Each year, 11 million people worldwide develop tuberculosis , and about 1.4 million die from it. Meanwhile meningitis occurs ...

Researchers suggest targeting the fatty coat of tuberculosis bacteria could enhance the effectiveness of existing TB ...

A vaccine protects more than 100 million infants each year from severe tuberculosis (TB), including the fatal brain swelling it can cause in babies and toddlers. But the vaccine doesn't prevent adults ...

Although drug-resistant tuberculosis is so deadly in part because some first-choice antibiotics fail to kill TB bacteria, the TB bacteria may also be undermining the body’s ability to defend itself, a ...

The research, published in the peer-reviewed journal Chemical Science on Wednesday, explains why dormant TB bacteria remain largely untouched during treatment and continue to persist for months despit ...