Three investigational drug regimens to treat drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) were superior to standard of care, with fewer unfavorable outcomes and a shorter treatment time, a researcher said.

American Indian/Alaskan Native adults who received the bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine against tuberculosis (TB) as children had lower rates of lung cancer, a secondary analysis of a randomized trial found.

Proactive checks of household members improves on standard passive case finding

An investigational assay identified a variety of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tuberculosis) mutations to certain drugs used to treat tuberculosis, researchers found.