At best, the BCG vaccine is 80% effective in preventing tuberculosis for a duration of 15 years; however, its protective effect appears to vary according to geography.

Medications, which can prevent tuberculosis from developing and cure it once it has developed should be more widely distributed, he said.

It is just as important for the United States to support programs that prevent and control tuberculosis abroad.

A trial of three regimens to prevent tuberculosis in Ugandan adults infected with the human immunodeficiency virus.

One of these drives was focused on preventing tuberculosis.

Isoniazid is used to treat and to prevent tuberculosis (TB).

Patients who have a positive PPD test (but not active tuberculosis) may decrease their risk by properly taking medicines to prevent tuberculosis.

He recognized the connection between getting people out into the fresh air and sunshine and preventing rickets and tuberculosis, then rampant in cities.

We need comprehensive programmes aimed both at preventing and treating tuberculosis.

For unknown reasons, the effectiveness of the emasculated tuberculosis bacteria in preventing tuberculosis varies among countries and age groups.