It is the disappearance of a glycolipid from the bacterial cell envelope during evolution that may have considerably increased the virulence of tuberculosis bacilli in humans. Scientists have shown ...

Prospective randomized, open-label, multiple dose Phase 1 clinical trial This study was designed to evaluate the early and extended early bactericidal activity (EBA) of fluoroquinolone antibiotics ...

Twelve patients were lost from the original group. Seven died in the fourth to tenth weeks of therapy. Of these, 1 had signs of meningitis in the fourth week and quickly succumbed; permission for ...

In order to assess the clinical value of microscopy for acid-fast bacilli (AFB), the results of 3,207 clinical specimens submitted for mycobacterial smear and culture were analyzed. Mycobacteria grew ...

A new clinical decision support system, "TBorNotTB," helps streamline airborne infection isolation decisions, reducing workload while maintaining TB detection accuracy. Study: TB or not TB?