The doctor may order a chest X-ray or CT scan to determine if you have active TB disease or latent TB, as well as a sputum test to identify the bacteria in your body and choose the most effective ...

When doctors describe your brain scan as a “starry sky,” it’s not good TB is the deadliest infection in the world—but it doesn't often look like this.

However, PET CT scans can also pick up non-cancerous conditions like infections, Tuberculosis (TB), inflammation, etc, leading to unnecessary scares and anxiety.

Hepatic TB is an extrapulmonary expression of active TB disease, and the incidence has likely increased during the era of HIV/AIDS, but definitive clinical studies are lacking. Clinicians in TB ...

Tuberculosis is still here in the United States. Connecticut saw a 24% increase in the number of cases last year to 67, up from 54 in 2021, according to preliminary data from the Centers for ...

HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - State health officials said that tuberculosis cases were stable in Connecticut in the wake of reports that the country saw an increase.