With a forthcoming nonfiction book and an online army of Nerdfighters, the young-adult author aims to eliminate an entirely ...

All persons with TB signs and symptoms are initially advised to use rapid molecular diagnostic tests. A tuberculin skin test (TST) and an interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) can also identify TB ...

We built on the mosquito test to develop our research into TB detection. Could the deadly respiratory disease be diagnosed by attaching a plaster to a patient’s skin? Skin patches, similar to a ...

Advocacy groups, including Doctors Without Borders, have long called for the U.S. company Cepheid, which produces TB tests used in poorer countries, to make them available for $5 per test to ...

Oct. 3, 2024 — A new study identified that a semi-synthetic compound can be derived from natural compounds and shows potent activity against tuberculosis (TB), including multi-drug resistant ...

Untreated tuberculosis may result in several long-term complications, such as permanent lung damage. It’s vital for the condition to be treated early to prevent the infection from traveling to ...

The World Health Organization’s latest global report on tuberculosis has good and bad news for African countries.

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by strains of bacteria known as mycobacteria. The disease most commonly affects the lungs and can be fatal if not treated. However, most infected ...

He noted that tuberculosis has risen steadily in recent years despite being on the decline for decades. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were 9,615 cases of ...

Objective: We examined whether individuals allergic to PPD will tolerate PPD-free hair dyes containing PTDS. Methods: A retrospective analysis of patch-test results since October 2006 was done and ...