Testing for TB can take a range of forms, including chest X-rays, sputum cultures, molecular testing, screening for symptoms, and skin or blood tests to measure dormant TB infection (TBI).

Dr. Kayvan Zainabadi (center) is working with colleagues in Pune, India, to test the RNA-based TB diagnostic he is developing. From left: Dr. Mandar Paradkar (co-PI, pediatrician), Vidyulata ...

The CDC also has a testing van from the agency's Avian Flu Influenza Area Surveillance Testing, or AFAST project, offering testing at some of the sites. "Funding for the gift cards comes out of ...

TB can remain dormant in the body for years without causing symptoms, but may cause active disease in the future, especially among certain people at high risk. Accurate testing of both active and ...

First, TB testing must be made accessible and compulsory at the primary healthcare level, especially in known hotspots. Mobile testing units and active case-finding campaigns can bridge the gap in ...

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Extensively drug-resistant (XDR-TB) strains have been detected in at least 55 countries worldwide. These data substantiate the need for rapid and reliable methods for drug-susceptibility testing ...