At what point should a patient have repeat chest x-ray after reporting a prior (10 years ago) positive purified protein derivative (PPD) result with subsequent isoniazid therapy? The patient reports ...

A few weeks ago, we wrote about a positive test for latent tuberculosis and treating that infection with antibiotics. On the heels of that column, we received some follow-up questions from readers.

Tuberculosis is making headlines as the contagious respiratory disease spreads in the Midwest. Kansas is currently facing one ...

FILE - This 1966 microscope photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli, the organism responsible for causing the disease ...