Getting the BCG shot in the trial did induce T-cell response but without an impact on sustained conversion to a positive ...

One of the key glycans in M. tuberculosis, known as ManLAM, contains a rare sugar known as MTX, which is unusual in that it has a thioether—a sulfur atom sandwiched between two carbon atoms. This ...

When M. tuberculosis is attacked by a host's macrophage immune cells, the mycomembrane produces compounds that suppress the infected host's immune response. Previously, Ben Swarts, Sloan Siegrist ...

Multnomah County health officials have confirmed an active case of tuberculosis at a Portland middle school. Officials said ...

When M. tuberculosis is attacked by a host's macrophage immune cells, the mycomembrane produces compounds that suppress the infected host's immune response. Previously, Ben Swarts, Sloan Siegrist ...

This hijack of a typically healthy molecular pathway has significant advantages for M. tuberculosis, says Medha Singh, Ph.D., the study's first author and a pediatric infectious diseases fellow in ...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis continues to cause substantial illness globally. The efficacy of BCG revaccination for the prevention of sustained M. tuberculosis infection is unclear. New research ...

Debate surrounding the M72 tuberculosis vaccine candidate arose after Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s remarks following his meeting with philanthropist Gates, the Microsoft co-founder.

One of the key glycans in M. tuberculosis, known as ManLAM, contains a rare sugar known as MTX, which is unusual in that it has a thioether — a sulfur atom sandwiched between two carbon atoms.

When M. tuberculosis is attacked by a host’s macrophage immune cells, the mycomembrane produces compounds that suppress the infected host’s immune response. Previously, Ben Swarts, Sloan Siegrist and ...