Investigations included blood counts, CSF examination for cell count, differential count, protein, sugar, Gram stain, acid fast bacilli (AFB) stain, bacterial and mycobacterial culture, a skin test ...

Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection ... Plates were incubated for 3–6 weeks at 37°C, CFU were counted, and CFU’s per gram of tissue were calculated. Brains and visceral organs ...

Tuberculosis may seem like a disease of the past—more associated with Victorian waifs and overcrowded tenements than medicine in the 21st century—but it’s definitely still with us. Here’s ...

The number of tuberculosis cases linked to an outbreak in the Kansas City area continues to swell, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The outbreak, which began a year ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — An investigation is being launched after an individual at Kalamazoo Central High School was diagnosed with active tuberculosis (TB), according to health officials. Kalamazoo ...

Tuberculosis cases are on the rise, including in North Carolina. The Kansas City area is currently at the epicenter of an unusual tuberculosis outbreak, where 67 people are being treated for the ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH/Gray News) - An ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in northeast Kansas has become the largest in United States history, according to health officials. The Kansas Department of ...

As of Jan. 24, 67 active cases of tuberculosis, or TB, had been reported in Wyandotte and Johnson counties in Kansas. The outbreak began last year, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment ...

Those deemed potential contacts will be notified and offered free testing. This comes as a wave of tuberculosis cases has hit parts of Kansas, as reported by CNN. Tuberculosis is caused by a ...

WHITEHALL, Ohio (WKRC) - A case of tuberculosis (TB) was confirmed at a high school in Ohio. According to WBNS, public health officials in Columbus were notified of a tuberculosis case at ...

It’s easy to think that tuberculosis is an illness from another era. But the United States is actually experiencing the largest tuberculosis outbreak in its history. The outbreak, which is ...

A spokesperson for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in an email on Jan. 29 that there have been larger tuberculosis outbreaks in the past decade. A tuberculosis outbreak ...