New tool improves TB isolation decisions and streamlines workflows
Patients with suspected tuberculosis (TB) require special precautions in healthcare facilities, and cases of TB have been rising in the ...
Tag: Tuberculosis
Three new drug regimens offer hope for drug-resistant tuberculosis
Tuberculosis remains one of the top infectious disease killers worldwide, a challenge amplified by drug-resistant forms of the disease. Now, ...
AI-driven surveillance system to combat emerging infectious diseases
Researchers have come up with a new way to identify more infectious variants of viruses or bacteria that start spreading ...
Bacteria modify their ribosomes in response to the antibiotics
Bacteria modify their ribosomes when exposed to widely used antibiotics, according to research published today in Nature Communications. The subtle ...
Novel semi-synthetic compound shows promise against drug-resistant tuberculosis
A new study published in the American Society for Microbiology journal Microbiology Spectrum demonstrates that a novel semi-synthetic compound can ...
Study reveals gaps in outbreak detection resources in Asia
A landmark study led by Duke-NUS Medical School revealed that despite the recent pandemic, outbreak detection efforts remain under-resourced in ...
New $5.8 million grant aims to transform the global landscape of TB research
A $5.8 million grant led by Adrie Steyn, Ph.D., of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the Africa Health ...
New consortium receives NIH grant to accelerate development of effective TB treatments
A new consortium co-led by Weill Cornell Medicine, has been awarded a five-year, $31 million grant from the National Institutes ...
Harnessing immune enhancement to combat drug-resistant tuberculosis
Experts are working on novel immune-enhancing therapies called host-directed therapies to use the body's own immune system to target tuberculosis, ...
Revvity unveils a new era of automated tuberculosis testing
Revvity, Inc. (NYSE: RVTY) has announced the launch of the Auto-Pure 2400 liquid handler from Allsheng for use with the T-SPOT.TB test. The ...
