Infectious Disease Advisor

Timely TB Care Referral Linked to Higher Treatment Completion After Relocation

Structured public health referral programs like CureTB help sustain treatment continuity for patients with tuberculosis relocating internationally.
WLRN

New study estimates 3 million cases of this killer disease are misdiagnosed each year

Is it TB or not TB? A new study estimates the number of people told they have tuberculosis when they have a different ...
KVPR

TB or not TB? That is the question

A new study in "Nature Medicine" estimates that 2 million people are incorrectly told they have tuberculosis each year — and clinicians miss diagnosing TB in 1 million people. Why so many misdiagnoses ...
BMJ

Association between depressive symptoms and tuberculosis diagnosis stage in older adults: a 4-year longitudinal cohort study in rural South Africa

Objectives While tuberculosis (TB) is associated with increased depressive symptoms, the long-term mental health trajectory post-diagnosis in low-resource settings remains poorly understood. This ...
FOX13 Memphis

Child who may have contracted tuberculosis should not be infectious, school district says

ST. FRANCIS, Ark. - A child who may have contracted tuberculosis should not be contagious due to their age, the Forest City School District said Thursday. The district said they have been working ...
Ars Technica

Why you don’t want to get tuberculosis on your penis

A man in Ireland earned the unpleasant distinction of developing an exceedingly rare infection on his penis—one that has a puzzling origin, but may be connected to his work with dead animals.
Frontiers

Towards community-driven tuberculosis education: findings from a knowledge and engagement pilot survey in the rural community of Eastern Cape, South Africa

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health concern in rural South Africa, with widespread community knowledge gaps and pervasive stigma significantly impeding early diagnosis and ...
Reuters

Tuberculosis rates fall for the first time since COVID-19 pandemic, WHO report

Nov 12 (Reuters) - Global tuberculosis rates fell about 2% in 2024 from the previous year, according to a World Health Organization report, after rising for three consecutive years due to ...
Medscape

UK Regulator Approves a New Skin Test for Tuberculosis

A newly approved diagnostic test could give UK clinicians a more accurate way to identify latent and active tuberculosis (TB). The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Manoharan, A., Chellaiyan, V.G., M., J. and Liaquathali, F. (2019) Impact of Educational Intervention on the Tuberculosis Knowledge among the Medical Students, Chennai ...

ABSTRACT: Predicting knowledge of tuberculosis (TB) could imply several significant changes in the management, control and prevention of this disease. These would be based on advanced technological ...
WMUR

2 people diagnosed with tuberculosis were in Manchester, Nashua while infectious, officials say

WMUR IS MIKE MOSES HAS THOSE DETAILS. I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS TB GOING AROUND. CHRIS WILLETT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE TWO NEW CONFIRMED CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS. JUST HOW CONTAGIOUS IT IS. AND ...