Molecular stool test could improve detection of tuberculosis in adults with HIV, suggests study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 April 2025 8:15 PM ISTThe Xpert MTB/Ultra molecular diagnostic test for stool samples, until now recommended only for children, could be established as an additional test...
India Reaches Milestone of Completing 10,000 TB Genome Sequences Kajal Rajput25 March 2025 2:34 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a significant breakthrough in the fight against tuberculosis, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh announced the completion of genome...
JnJ gets USFDA, European Commission nod for Sirturo Ruchika Sharma7 July 2024 4:15 PM ISTBeerse: Johnson & Johnson has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued traditional approval for SIRTURO...
Bharat Biotech International Gets CDSCO Panel Nod to Study Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Live Attenuated Vaccine Dr. Divya Colin5 May 2024 6:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) functional under the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has approved vaccine major...
Bharat Biotech begins clinical trial of Tuberculosis vaccine MTBVAC in India Ruchika Sharma26 March 2024 12:34 PM ISTHyderabad: Clinical trials of MTBVAC, the Spanish tuberculosis vaccine, the first live attenuated vaccine of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated...
Steroids flop in HIV patients with tubercular meningitis: NEJM Niveditha Subramani15 Oct 2023 8:00 PM ISTTuberculous meningitis is a serious complication caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. World Health Organization (WHO) estimates 10.4 million new TB...
An update on cutaneous non tuberculous mycobacterial infections Isra Zaman25 July 2023 9:00 AM ISTNon-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are increasingly recognized as causes of skin and soft-tissue infections. They include rapid-growing and...
Warning Signs For Chronic Coughs And Tuberculosis (TB) - Dr Ravikeerthy M Dr Ravikeerthy M28 March 2023 12:38 PM ISTCough is the protective reflex that occurs when cough receptors are stimulated/irritated by Infections, Pollen, Foreign body, inhalation of gas and...
New TB Vaccine Safe,Temperature Stable and provides prompt Immune Response Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli13 March 2023 3:15 AM ISTA clinical trial testing a freeze-dried, temperature-stable experimental tuberculosis (TB) vaccine in healthy adults found that it was safe and...
Molbio Diagnostics unveils Truenat MTB-INH test for drug resistance in TB patients Ruchika Sharma14 Jan 2023 3:20 PM ISTTruenat is a point-of-care, portable, battery-operated, IoT-enabled, multi-disease, Real-Time PCR platform with a sample-to-result time of less than 1...
Not just coughing, M. tuberculosis may be transmitted via simple breathing as well: Study Dr. Hiral patel21 Jun 2022 9:45 AM ISTSouth Africa: A South African study reported that tidal breathing (TiBr) accounts for an estimated 93% of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) produced...
Insidious osteomyelitis in kids under 2 years may turn out to be BCG-osteomyelitis Dr Supreeth D R20 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTYuko Tsujioka et al conducted a retrospective study to report the clinical and imaging characteristics of BCG-osteomyelitis, and compare them with...
