The CDC is calling for improved donor screening and culture-based testing of donor organs and tissues after the second outbreak of tuberculosis in transplant cases. Between July 7 and 11, the CDC ...

Two deaths and five infections of tuberculosis have been confirmed from spinal surgeries that used a bone allograft from an infected donor, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Piron ...

The following scenario emphasizes the necessity of creating a wheal while administering the Mantoux test. A 46-year-old Asian man who recently immigrated to the United States was seen for routine ...

The Wyandotte County Public Health Department building at 619 Ann Ave., is seen on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Kansas City, Kansas. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com Reality Check is a Star series ...

Although culture remains the gold standard for laboratory confirmation of TB, the CDC now recommends that nucleic acid amplification (NAA) testing become standard practice in helping to diagnose ...

The Northern Kentucky Health Department said they are in the process of contacting people who could have been exposed to the ...