Tuberculosis
Researchers explore role of co-infections in long COVID symptoms
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A team of microbiologists suggests that infections occurring alongside SARS-CoV-2 may contribute to some cases of long COVID, potentially by reactivating latent pathogens such as Epstein–Barr virus or altering the course of tuberculosis. Their perspective, published in eLife, stresses that this remains a hypothesis and calls for large studies and better animal models to test whether these co-infections help drive persistent symptoms like fatigue and brain fog.
Jose Medina-Medina, charged in the fatal shooting of Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman, missed his first court appearance Monday due to tuberculosis treatment, prosecutors said. No update on his next hearing.
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Scientists at the University of Basel have developed a novel testing method to determine whether antibiotics actually eliminate bacteria or merely halt their growth. This approach, called antimicrobial single-cell testing, tracks individual bacteria under a microscope to assess drug effectiveness more accurately. The findings, published in Nature Microbiology, highlight variations in bacterial tolerance to treatments for tuberculosis and other lung infections.