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Major tuberculosis vaccine trial completes enrollment faster than expected
A closely watched clinical trial testing what could be the world’s first new tuberculosis vaccine in a century has hit its ...
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Tuberculosis: What You Need to Know About the Recent Outbreak, Risk Factors, Symptoms and Treatment
Has the recent Tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas got you worried about catching TB? Learn about the top symptoms to look out ...
The Hindu17d
Indigenous TB test can enhance accuracy, speed up testing
Much like GeneXpert and Truenat, the rt-LAMP assay too is a molecular test with high sensitivity and specificity. The rt-LAMP assay was able to detect TB DNA even when only 10 copy numbers were ...
Managed Healthcare Executive22d
Stool Test Could Improve TB Detection in HIV Patients, Study Shows
The Xpert MTB/Ultra molecular diagnostic test may become a viable option for detecting tuberculosis (TB) in the stool of adults with HIV, according to the results of a recent study. The TB test used ...
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Pulmonary echinococcosis mimicking tuberculosis in a child from a dual-endemic region: a case report
The tests on admission for tuberculosis, including purified protein derivative (PPD) skin test, interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA), and sputum acid-fast bacilli smear, were negative. Figure 1.