A diagnosis of latent TB infection is made if a person has a positive test result but a medical evaluation does not indicate TB disease. Treatment should be considered in individuals with latent TB ...
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, in collaboration with colleagues in South Africa, have investigated whether ...
Background The development of non-sputum-based tests is an urgent priority to increase access to tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic ...
WITH the increased emphasis on the x-ray film as a means of diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis, less and less has appeared in current literature about possible diagnostic errors. In spite of the fact ...
Trace-positive sputum predicts high 2-year TB risk in Uganda, especially with abnormal chest x-ray, highlighting need for ...
THERE are numerous vital reasons that indicate the importance of diagnosing tuberculosis in the minimal stage. The results of sanatorium treatment and follow-up analyses many years after discharge ...
The tuberculosis test strips developed by Tulane University’s Zhen Huang indicate the presence or absence of infection within an hour. Credit: Kenny Lass / Tulane University TB is estimated to be the ...
Clinicians found that some patients had positive real-time fluorescence polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test results for SARS-CoV-2 in the sputum or feces after the pharyngeal swabs became negative ...