Failure to vaccinate newborns with the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine puts them at serious risk of developing ...

Explore the complete guide to tuberculosis, from bacterial causes and early warning signs to modern treatment approaches and essential prevention strategies ...

Miliary tuberculosis is uncommon in adults. Its occurrence complicating pregnancy is an especially rare finding. The case to be presented is of unusual interest because only one other case of milia ...

The diagnosis of TBM and miliary TB was finally confirmed by positive CSF and sputum culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Background Tuberculosis remains relatively rare in children compared with adults but select paediatric patient-populations remain at an increased risk, one such population being immunosuppressed ...

There is also miliary TB, a serious, potentially life-threatening form of tuberculosis where the bacteria spread throughout the body via the bloodstream, forming tiny, millet-seed-like lesions in ...

Kansas is experiencing the largest tuberculosis outbreak in American history. Here's how to protect yourself, according to an infectious disease doctor.

A nationwide shortage of BCG vaccines in the country leaves Kenyan newborns vulnerable to TB, a disease with a high prevalence in the country, health experts warn.

Shorter duration, fully oral treatment regimens for tuberculosis (TB) are now recommended for most adults and children. Updated joint guidelines from the American Thoracic Society, the CDC ...

The BCG vaccine, widely used in countries with high tuberculosis prevalence, primarily protects children against severe forms of the disease, such as tuberculous meningitis and miliary tuberculosis.