More than 10 million people develop tuberculosis (TB) each year, yet about 40% go undiagnosed. The main culprit is reliance on sputum-based testing, which many patients—particularly those who are ...
New Delhi, Oct 28: Commonly used chest X-rays, based on symptoms, are inadequate to detect asymptomatic tuberculosis (TB) infection among household contacts, according to a study published in the ...
UAB requires initial TB screening, per CDC guidelines, while annual screening is not required. Routine TB testing may be needed based on examination of job risk. Employees who have been diagnosed with ...
THANK YOU, JOHNNY. WE DO HAVE BREAKING NEWS, AN UPDATE RIGHT NOW ABOUT TUBERCULOSIS CASES IN OLATHE. SIX PEOPLE HAVE NOW TESTED POSITIVE FOR TB AFTER A STUDENT AT OLATHE NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL TESTED ...
A gloved hand holds a test strip in a small plastic vial, with two horizontal red lines on it The tuberculosis test strips developed by Tulane University’s Zhen Huang indicate the presence or absence ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Berhanu RH, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2022;doi:10.1093/cid/ciac965. “The ...
Highly sensitive blood test could give doctors a new tool to quickly identify and treat tuberculosis
Researchers at Tulane University School of Medicine have developed a new highly sensitive blood test for tuberculosis (TB) that screens for DNA fragments of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria ...
Current TB tests rely on sputum, mucus collected from the lungs and lower respiratory system. While rich in TB bacteria required for testing, collecting sputum is difficult, making it inefficient for ...
Tulane University researchers have developed an enhanced CRISPR-based tuberculosis test that works with a simple tongue swab, a potential breakthrough that could allow easier, community-based ...
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