Rapid near-point-of-care molecular tests using tongue swabs can help end TB, enabling diagnosis and treatment to begin within ...
New tests recommended by the WHO can address TB cases with no or few symptoms more quickly and improve access to life-saving treatment.
Patients with uveitis exhibited lower risk for TB with adalimumab therapy, though the risk was not completely eliminated.
South Africa is trialling a cheap, portable TB test that costs a third of the current standard. But the new test can't detect ...
Despite progress, tb stigma and fear of judgement continue to hinder testing and treatment for TB in South Africa on World TB Day.
A person develops latent TB when he or she contracts Mycobacterium tuberculosis yet his or her immune system manages to ...
The test, targeted at adults with asymptomatic tuberculosis, detected the infectious disease in the blood up to 18 months ...
Day (observed on March 24), the World Health Organization (WHO) formally recommended the use of new near point-of-care (NPOC) ...