Background. A 48-year-old woman with chronic urinary tract infections presented with uremia. Imaging studies revealed bilateral hydronephrosis and segmental ureteral thickening. Investigations.

A chest roentgenogram at that time showed changes suggesting tuberculosis, and he was admitted to another institution for treatment. Despite negative cultures for acid-fast bacilli, he was given ...

TBorNotTB has been developed to assist clinicians in diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis in low-prevalence settings. Read more.

ISABEL. STEVE. PEOPLE IN THE U.S. ARE GENERALLY CONSIDERED AT LOW RISK FOR TUBERCULOSIS, BUT HEALTH OFFICIALS IN KANSAS ARE REPORTING 67 CONFIRMED CASES RELATED TO THIS OUTBREAK. THAT’S THE ...

In addition, six out of eight monkeys had no traces of recoverable live M. tuberculosis compared to two out of eight monkeys that received the standard BCG intravenously. Despite the additional ...

and evidence of recent transmission of M. tuberculosis among those cases,” Kansas Department of Health and Environment spokeswoman Jill Bronaugh said. “Although the precise time period is not ...

This study presents TBorNotTB, a CDSS designed to improve TB evaluation and streamline isolation decisions, reducing labor ...

Her work has previously appeared in Billboard and Reader's Digest. Getty An outbreak of the respiratory disease tuberculosis in Kansas is the largest in the state — and some are saying it’s ...

A high school with tuberculosis in a Pittsburgh-area district reportedly went to school this week before getting medical clearance. The case at Charleroi Area High School is raising concerns ...

A tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas City ... is a "very low risk" of infection to the general public. Wendy Thanassi, M.D., senior medical director of TB and Infectious diseases at QIAGEN North ...

A wave of tuberculosis cases hitting the Kansas City, Kansas, metro area has caused dozens of illnesses and at least two deaths, according to the state health department. Cases related to the ...