Patients with bedaquiline-resistant tuberculosis had a significantly longer time to sustained sputum culture conversion than those with bedaquiline-susceptible tuberculosis. Only half of the patients ...

People with cystic fibrosis (CF) face persistent threats from pathogens including Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa), which grow in the lung’s mucus-clogged environment. Detecting these infections early is ...

Enhanced Bacteriological Response: The study reveals that high-dose rifampicin increased the 8-week sputum conversion rate ...

A 67-year-old woman with known bronchiectasis presents with 2 days of worsening dyspnea and cough productive of 2 tablespoons of green sputum streaked with blood. She reports struggling to walk 1 city ...