A 76-year-old man on cancer immunotherapy developed a mixed Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Aspergillus fumigatus empyema with pneumothorax, exposing key diagnostic and therapeutic gaps.

An analysis of fungi collected from peat bogs has identified several species that produce substances toxic to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the bacterium that causes tuberculosis in humans. The ...

To find new treatments for tuberculosis, researchers at the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH's) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases turned to the natural enemies of the pathogen ...

A study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers has found that certain antibodies inhibit Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the cause of tuberculosis (TB), the infectious disease that claims the ...

False positives in these types of tests, which identify immune markers rather than the disease-causing bacteria, can happen for a few reasons.

A research team at UPV is leading the development of a sensor that paves the way for the rapid, selective and cost-effective ...

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The bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB) may have an "on-off switch" that lets them pause and restart growth, according to a new study from the University of Surrey and the University of Oxford. The ...

People and animals are very susceptible to infections from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB). This deadly infection still causes an estimated 1.5 million ...