Researchers have developed a new highly sensitive blood test for tuberculosis (TB) that screens for DNA fragments of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria that causes the deadly disease. Researchers ...

tuberculosis, pills, syringe A team of investigators conducted a randomized trial comparing test-guided management of tuberculosis with systematic empirical treatment for adults with HIV infection.

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 ...

A blood test used to detect tuberculosis in adults can predict the onset of the disease in young children, researchers from the South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative at UCT, Stanford, Oxford ...

Lack of access to molecular testing in regions with high tuberculosis burden can slow diagnosis and treatment. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . USPSTF said those who have an increased risk for TB should be screened for latent TB infection. One expert said ...

ATLANTA -- New research presented at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, shows that tuberculosis (TB) screening and ongoing clinical care is needed for people on ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The addition of a digital chest X-ray to symptom-based screening doubled the yield of undiagnosed 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 ...