Tulane University researchers have developed an enhanced CRISPR-based tuberculosis test that works with a simple tongue swab, ...

Using QuantiFERON-TB Gold as the sole screening test before starting biologic therapy reduces TB diagnoses compared with ...

Despite recent advances in screening and diagnosis, tuberculosis remains the deadliest infectious disease. An estimated 10·8 ...

The test can be administered on a mouth swab instead of sputum and doesn’t require lab facilities ...

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 ...

According to the university, the traditional method of testing for TB involves the collection of sputum, or mucus from the ...

LEE — In response to a suspected case of tuberculosis at Lee Middle and High School, some 100 students will begin TB testing on Monday. Students who had "close contact" with the pupil suspected of ...

Current tuberculosis infection tests struggle to detect the disease in those with HIV. A common co-infection, HIV can hide TB from traditional tests by eliminating the immune cells relied upon to ...

A CRISPR mouth-swab test could transform TB screening with rapid, low-cost detection in low-resource and asymptomatic cases.