is the most effective strategy to control tuberculosis (TB) among patients with HIV infection. The tuberculin skin test (TST) was the only available method to identify LTBI. The aim of the present ...

If you are identified as a contact at risk from TB, then you will be routinely invited for screening. Screening will consist of a skin test to determine if your immune system recognises TB.

Farmers who attended IFA's TB meeting in Corrin Mart, Fermoy last week aired their concerns around the current spread of TB.

Indian Health Services, Yakama Tribal Health and the Yakima Health District are collaborating to address the increase in ...

This handheld device is the first that can detect tuberculosis in saliva, in addition to blood and sputum samples, an important breakthrough for testing children and HIV patients, who struggle to ...

Testing for TB includes a blood test and TB skin test which are both effective in testing for the infection. Additionally, Cameron County Health Authority Esmeralda Guajardo confirmed that the ...

Ranchi: Skin TB testing is all set to start at the govt hospitals across the district from next month for detecting tuberculosis infections quickly and efficiently. According to experts, the new ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection that usually affects the lungs but can spread to other parts of the body, including the skin. Once it reaches the skin, TB can cause a variety of lesions ...

In response, UAB Campus and UAB Medicine have updated its policy. UAB will no longer require routine annual TB skin testing for most existing employees, effective immediately. Employees who have been ...

"TB remains a critical public health concern in low-income countries and diagnosis using a cheap, simple test like we've ...