A vaccine protects more than 100 million infants each year from severe tuberculosis (TB), including the fatal brain swelling ...

Global efforts to protect children against diseases including measles, polio and tuberculosis have stalled since 2010, leaving millions vulnerable to deadly infections.

A new study by University of Bath scientists has highlighted two new potential families of drug molecules that could open the door to new treatments for tuberculosis.

Current treatment for bedaquiline-resistant tuberculosis is linked with poor microbiological responses, unfavorable clinical ...

Mycobacterium abscessus is a fast-growing, pathogenic mycobacteria that can cause lung infections, and people who have respiratory conditions or are immunocompromised face a higher risk. It can ...

The current study reveals that mice infected with mycobacterium tuberculosis are resistant to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

A student sick with tuberculosis could have exposed hundreds at a Georgia high school, amid an alarming global spread of the disease. Local public health officials identified the infected student ...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) are two distinct types of bacteria that can cause infections in the lungs and other parts of the body. Learn more here.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Our African follower for over 70,000 years Date: September 1, 2013 Source: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute Summary: One of the deadliest infectious diseases ...

How Mycobacterium tuberculosis escapes death in macrophages The mechanism the tuberculosis pathogen uses in its escape suggests possible therapies to improve patient outcomes Date: July 10, 2018 ...