In a study of 14 tuberculous patients treated with a combination of streptomycin, PAS and promin, they found the emergence of resistant strains of tubercle bacilli to be appreciably delayed.

Tuberculosis is a communicable disease caused by infection with the tubercle bacillus (also known as Mycobacterium tuberculosis or M. tuberculosis), most frequently affecting the lungs.

结核病 (tuberculosis) 是由结核分支杆菌(tubercle bacillus) 引起的一种慢性肉芽肿性炎。以肺结核最常见，死亡人数仅次于艾滋病；可见于全身器官，虽然我国已实施结核杆菌疫苗计划多年，但近 15 ...

Let us consider the four most prominent ideas: genetic susceptibility, social misery, infection with the tubercle bacillus and its variants, and poor compliance with treatment. First, we did not ...

If left untreated, however, TB disease can be fatal. When the immune system is unable to control the bacteria, tubercle bacilli, TB disease can develop. This can happen in different parts of the ...

[76] A sensitive and specific NAAT, Xpert® MTB/RIF, uses molecular probes and real-time PCR to rapidly detect the tubercle bacillus and identify mutations conferring rifampicin resistance.