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A veterinarian’s year-long rash on his hand was diagnosed as tuberculosis verrucosa cutis through advanced sequencing methods. His condition improved significantly with a standard 6-month antituberculous therapy.

In Long Beach, a tuberculosis outbreak linked to a hotel has prompted emergency health measures, emphasizing the critical need for immediate and comprehensive response strategies in managing infectious disease outbreaks.

In this randomized trial, standard treatment of rifampin and isoniazid for 24 weeks plus pyrazinamide and ethambutol for the initial 8 weeks was compared with an initial treatment of bedaquiline–linezolid for 8 weeks, extended treatment for persistent clinical disease, monitoring after treatment, and retreatment for relapse. The shorter approach was determined to be non-inferior.