Prevention of drug-resistant tuberculosis is a global health priority. However, trials evaluating the effectiveness of treating Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among contacts of persons with drug ...

However, the researchers found that, unlike M. tuberculosis, M. spongiae does not cause disease in mice, making it non-virulent. The University of Melbourne's Dr Sacha Pidot, a Laboratory Head at the ...

Untreated tuberculosis may result in several long-term complications, such as permanent lung damage. It’s vital for the condition to be treated early to prevent the infection from traveling to other ...