TB tests use phlegm — not the easiest thing to get or work with. It takes time for results. And there can be false negatives ...

Drugs to treat tuberculosis have been around for more than 75 years, yet it remains the world's top infectious disease killer ...

A global team of scientists and clinicians found that a cheap, easy-to-use test for tuberculosis was just as good, if not ...

A UCSF- and UC Irvine-led study found the portable MiniDock MTB test can match laboratory accuracy for tuberculosis diagnosis in under half an hour, even for patients unable to produce sputum samples.

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

TB Alliance has initiated a pivotal clinical trial, SimpliciTB (pronounced: sim-plis-i-tee-bee), that will evaluate whether a new four-drug regimen can treat most types of tuberculosis (TB) including ...

A cohort study evaluating a tuberculosis (TB) prevention program among patients who received biologic therapy found a low risk for incident infection. Pretreatment screening with QuantiFERON-TB (QFT) ...

False positives in these types of tests, which identify immune markers rather than the disease-causing bacteria, can happen for a few reasons.

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 ...