TB is an airborne bacterial infection caused by the organism Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It primarily affects the lungs. If left untreated, the infection can spread to other organs and tissues and ...

A colorized X-ray of a patient's chest shows lesions (tubercles, pink) caused by tuberculosis (TB) consisting of infected dead tissue. Treatment for the highly contagious disease requires ...

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In this study, we aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a multi-antigenic recombinant Ad5 vectored vaccine and determine the optimal immunization route for enhanced immune response against Mycobacterium ...

July 21, 2022 — Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis, remains the leading cause of infectious disease worldwide, affecting approximately a quarter of the globe's ...

tuberculosis nucleic acids are negative, or if microbiological culture results are not yet available. In retrospect, nucleic-acid-amplification techniques for M. tuberculosis nucleic acids ...