So, even once the bacteria are vanquished, a person most likely will continue to test positive, as the immune system will ...

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 ...

There's a global shortage of radiologists. Now artificial intelligence is helping speed up the diagnosis of tuberculosis in ...

Active tuberculosis (TB) disease can transmit from person to person, but latent TB infection is not contagious. Active TB typically transmits through droplets in the air. The bacterium Mycobacterium ...

A potential game-changer in the tuberculosis epidemic was how the tuberculosis community viewed rapid molecular tests for tuberculosis and tuberculosis drug resistance. This was 12 years ago, with the ...

The MHRA has approved Siiltibcy, a new skin test that uses recombinant proteins to more accurately detect tuberculosis in ...

Kansas is experiencing its largest tuberculosis outbreak in history, with 67 active cases and two deaths. The outbreak is contained to specific areas in Kansas and poses a low risk to the general ...

CEO Dwight Egan highlighted the development advancements of the Co-Dx PCR testing platform, including its low-cost, rapid, and easy-to-use features. The company withdrew its initial FDA 510(k) ...

Washington ― New legislation introduced in the U.S. House this week would mandate that bone graft material be tested and screened for active and latent tuberculosis and expedite the process for ...