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Unfortunately, clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains rapidly become resistant to bedaquiline, predominantly by overexpression of MmpL5. The proteins MmpL5 and MmpL4 are efflux transporters, ...

Public health officials confirm case of tuberculosis at Portland-area middle school. Families express concerns about disease's spread.

What is TB? Tuberculosis, also known as TB, is a bacterial infection that primarily affects a person's lungs. Its symptoms vary widely depending on how the slow-growing mycobacterium that causes ...

Kansas is currently facing one the largest tuberculosis outbreaks in U.S. history with 67 confirmed active cases and 79 confirmed latent cases.

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 d ...

Worldwide, approximately 2 million children younger than 15 years of age are infected with multidrug-resistant (MDR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis, with MDR tuberculosis developing in approximately 30 ...

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Global respiratory leaders at the CHEST 2024 annual meeting underscored the ongoing clinical burden of tuberculosis, emphasizing that it remains a significant global health challenge that requires ...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is a pathogenic bacterial species in the genus Mycobacterium and the causative agent of most cases of tuberculosis.

Prepared TB (Tuberculosis) slides by staining the pulmonary TB sputum slides using the Ziehl-Nielsen (ZN) procedure may have various qualities. A medical professional may also encounter challenges ...