NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older adults treated for an inactive tuberculosis infection may be at increased risk of suffering liver damage from the medication, a study published Monday suggests.

In a federally funded clinical trial led by Johns Hopkins Medicine, people with tuberculosis infections (but not HIV) in two ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) said adults at increased risk for tuberculosis (TB) should still be screened for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). "Screening for latent ...

Dear Doctors: I am 14 years old and recently had to test for tuberculosis. What is the common age range for tuberculosis? I did some research and learned that there are both latent and active ...

Treatment of latent tuberculosis has never been a simple affair. Nine months of a drug known as isoniazid, taken daily, is the standard of care and can help clear the infection. But it also causes ...

Treatment of latent tuberculosis is set to transform after a pair of studies revealed that a shorter treatment was safer and more effective in children and adults compared to the current standard.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA recently approved Rezzayo, a weekly injectable treatment for adults with candidemia and invasive ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that up to 13 million people in the United States have latent tuberculosis (TB) infection. These patients do not feel sick, do not show ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Factors associated with testing positive for LBTI and those associated with being tested in general varied.

The "Latent TB Detection Market Forecast to 2027 – COVID-19 Impact and Global Analysis By Test (Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) and Interferon Gamma Released Assay (IGRA)); End User (Hospitals, Diagnostic ...

Dear Doctors: I am 14 years old and recently had to test for tuberculosis. What is the common age range for tuberculosis? I did some research and learned that there are both latent and active ...