The World Health Organization (WHO) now recommends shortened treatment for children with mild tuberculosis (TB), as well as two oral TB treatments (bedaquiline and delamanid) for use in children of ...

American Academy of Pediatrics in the United States now recommends IGRA tests like QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus to screen at-risk children of all ages // New recommendation joins trend of U.S.

Three renowned healthcare organizations — the World Health Organization, UNAIDS and International Labour Organization — have released 14-point policy guidelines to better protect healthcare ...

The World Gastroenterology Organisation has released a new set of guidelines for the treatment of digestive tract tuberculosis. The guideline was created by a team of eight experts, according to an ...

US medical residents are not proficient at diagnosing and managing tuberculosis (TB), according to a report published in the online open access journal, BMC Infectious Diseases. Dr. Petros Karakousis ...

In response to nosocomial outbreaks of tuberculosis among patients and health care workers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released tuberculosis control guidelines in 1990. These ...

Nagpur: The Central TB Division under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued a clarification dismissing widely ...

CHICAGO, Oct 24 (Reuters) - New federal guidelines expand the range of patients who might benefit from Johnson & Johnson's Sirturo drug for the treatment of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), ...

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