Tuberculosis, also known as TB, is an illness that affects the lungs and is caused by a type of bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. TB can spread when a person with the illness coughs, ...

ATS 2016, SAN FRANCISCO - A new skin test for tuberculosis infection has proven safe, easy to administer and accurate in two Phase III clinical trials, according to research presented at the ATS 2016 ...

In this episode we are joined by Hema Kapoor, MD, SM, D(ABMM), Senior Medical Director of Infectious Diseases/Immunology and Global Diagnostics Network, Medical Affairs at Quest Diagnostics, to ...

Researchers have unveiled new AI tools, from smartphone cough analysis to child-friendly screening systems, which could ...

THE depressing effect of measles on tuberculin sensitivity and its possible adverse effect on the clinical course of tuberculosis has been recognized for years. 1 More recently, similar changes in ...

First year health science students will need TB testing and screening prior to or at arrival. At this time, UHCS is providing a TB blood test (IGRA). The cost of this test is almost always covered by ...

Lyophilized PCR reaction bead reduces the cost of transport and extends shelf life for the test Lyophilized PCR reaction bead reduces the cost of transport and extends shelf life for the test PBD ...

Manager and NRF-rated researcher: Chromatography Mass Spectrometry - University of Pretoria and UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control (UP-ISMC), University of Pretoria Yvette Naudé does not ...

Treating all household contacts of someone with tuberculosis (TB) helped prevent active TB disease across age groups in the real world, but the effectiveness was highest when treating individuals who ...

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Pune: Serum-Mylab's indigenously developed test — Cy-TB — to detect latent tuberculosis in humans has been included in the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) as part of the effort to ...