Tuberculosis

When infection won’t quit
TB, AIDS, and malaria are finding new ways to resist treatment

March of the TB superstrains
HSPH research centers on “extensively drug-resistant mutants”

Hope for a needle-free TB vaccine 
New “dry-spray” technology passes muster in guinea pigs

Is vitamin D the missing key to TB?
Study published in Science suggests a low-cost way to help protect people of color

TB, or not TB?
Why is the bacterium dormant in 90% of cases—but potentially life-threatening in the rest

 

Image: Janice Carr, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)