CIDRAP

Ultrasensitive test detects tuberculosis DNA in unexpected number of US patients

A highly sensitive molecular test for tuberculosis (TB) detected Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in a surprising proportion of ...

Ultrasensitive test reveals evidence of previously undetected tuberculosis in hospital patients

Researchers at Boston University have discovered an unexpectedly high prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA (TB DNA) in patients hospitalized in Boston, suggesting that tuberculosis disease may ...
Science Daily

Test detects childhood tuberculosis a year ahead

Researchers have developed a highly sensitive blood test that can find traces of the bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB) in infants a year before they develop the deadly disease, according to a new ...
GEN

CRISPR Mouth-Swab Test Could Transform Tuberculosis Screening

More than 10 million people develop tuberculosis (TB) each year, yet about 40% go undiagnosed. The main culprit is reliance on sputum-based testing, which many patients—particularly those who are ...

Co-Diagnostics Invited to Present at Stop TB Partnership Summit in Washington, D.C.

Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq-CM: CODX) (the "Company"), a molecular diagnostics company with a unique, patented platform for the development of molecular diagnostic tests, today announced that it has ...
New Atlas

Test detects TB bacteria in children long before disease occurs

Because it can be difficult to detect tuberculosis in young children, the disease may be dangerously advanced by the time it's diagnosed. A new blood test, however, is claimed to detect the presence ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

New WHO Guidance Aims To Speed Tuberculosis Testing

The agency said $5B is needed annually for TB research, but funding cuts have made it difficult to reach that goal. HealthDay News — The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging countries to move ...
Business Wire

New Study Shows Longhorn Vaccines and Diagnostics’ PrimeStore Molecular Transport Medium Improves Tuberculosis Testing in Children

BETHESDA, Md. & GAITHERSBURG, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Longhorn Vaccines and Diagnostics LLC, a One Health company developing vaccines and diagnostic tools for global public health and zoonosis concerns, ...
Science Daily

New blood test can help doctors diagnose tuberculosis and monitor treatment

Researchers have developed a new highly sensitive blood test for tuberculosis (TB) that screens for DNA fragments of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria that causes the deadly disease. Researchers ...

New molecular tests to change how TB is detected?

Latest platforms from Indian and Chinese cos eliminate need for sputum and use tongue swabs for testing ...
WMUR

New tuberculosis testing clinics set up in Manchester; 5 latent infections diagnosed after recent testing

WMUR'S IMANI FLEMING IS LIVE IN MANCHESTER TONIGHT WITH WHO SHOULD CONSIDER GETTING TESTED. STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY IF YOU WERE AT THE FAMILIES IN TRANSITION SHELTER OR THE 12-69 CAFE IN MANCHESTER ...