The following scenario emphasizes the necessity of creating a wheal while administering the Mantoux test. A 46-year-old Asian man who recently immigrated to the United States was seen for routine ...

A new skin test for tuberculosis infection has proven safe, easy to administer and accurate in two Phase III clinical trials, according to research presented at the ATS 2016 International Conference.

FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. — The Forsyth County Health Department is changing requirements for who gets tested for tuberculin (TB) due to a nationwide shortage of Aplisol and Tubersol. Both Aplisol and ...

ParentsHave you ever worried that your little one has tuberculosis? If so, a Mantoux test or tuberculin test is one way to find out. Maintaining your little one’s health is not an easy matter. Because ...

Federal health officials are recommending a new, more accurate blood test for tuberculosis that may someday replace the skin test used for the past 100 years. The Centers for Disease Control and ...

Detecting TB early goes a long way toward avoiding some of the disease's worst outcomes and preventing its spread to others.

Tulane University researchers have developed an enhanced CRISPR-based tuberculosis test that works with a simple tongue swab, a potential breakthrough that could allow easier, community-based ...

(RTTNews) - Revvity, Inc. (RVTY), Wednesday said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Auto-Pure 2400 liquid handling platform with the T-SPOT. tuberculosis (TB) test. "The ...

After Judge M. William Graybill's announcement Monday that he may have active tuberculosis, nearly 100 people who were concerned about their potential exposure were given a tuberculin skin test by ...

HILDEN, Germany & GERMANTOWN, Md. & SHANGHAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced that its QuantiFERON tuberculosis (TB) testing solution has ...