Turkana County is witnessing a worrying surge in tuberculosis cases, particularly among children, despite ongoing efforts to combat the disease. Child TB cases now account for 27 per cent of ...

Children aged 6-14 years continued to acquire infections, with 18, 18, and 6 infections found at 3, 6, and 9 months of follow-up, respectively. Nine children were lost to follow-up.

Children under the age of five with severe malnourishment could be at significant risk of developing antimicrobial resistant ...

Jillian McKoy, [email protected] Michael Saunders, [email protected] ## 10% of Children in High-Burden Tuberculosis Settings May Develop the Disease by Age 10 ...

Mayo Clinic explains that tuberculosis or "TB" is a serious illness caused by bacteria that mainly affects the lungs. The illness can spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes, expelling tiny ...

Researchers analyzed global trends in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) among children and adolescents, revealing rising incidence rates, gender disparities, and the disproportionate ...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and tuberculosis disease in the first decade of life: a South African birth cohort study. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, 2024; DOI: 10.1016/S2352-4642 ...

Children and staff at a Manchester child care facility were exposed to an individual with tuberculosis over a five-month period, according to the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services.

A new tuberculosis vaccine candidate recombinant protein with additional post-translational modifications occurring in Mycobacterium tuberculosis cells Date: June 19, 2024 Source: Niigata ...

Completing 6 months of treatment for tuberculosis in children is a challenge. In this open-label trial involving 1204 children in sub-Saharan Africa and India, 4 months of antituberculosis therapy ...

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Children and staff at a Manchester child care facility were exposed to a person with tuberculosis over a five-month period, health officials said. The New Hampshire Department ...