and milk to TB patients for six months in the fight against tuberculosis through community support. The monthly cost per adult patient is Rs 800 for the food basket, totaling around Rs 5,000 for ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is the world's biggest infectious disease killer with multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) posing a particular threat to global health. A study shows that resistance to the new MDR-TB ...

Factors such as non-Hispanic Black race and all-cause mortality within 90 days after tuberculosis, or TB, diagnosis, as well ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is the world's biggest infectious disease killer, with multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) posing a particular ...

A clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that the oral antibiotic levofloxacin taken once-daily for six months substantially reduced the risk of developing ...

Shorter duration, fully oral treatment regimens for tuberculosis (TB) are now recommended for most adults and children.

The aim of this systematic review of qualitative studies was to understand the factors considered important by patients, caregivers and health care providers in contributing to TB medication ...

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh secured the top position in tuberculosis (TB) notifications in 2024, identifying 6.73 lakh patients and exceeding its target of 6.5 lakh set by the central TB division.

Finding hard-to-reach tuberculosis patients has been a skill that some organizations in Pakistan — which has one of the highest TB burdens in the world — have been working to perfect.

Overall, 1,407 patients in 11 states and Union territories were interviewed at home between 2022 and 2023. The median costs experienced by TB patients for their treatment was $386.1 (more than Rs ...