Extensively drug-resistant (XDR-TB) strains have been detected in ... based techniques have the advantage of detailed protocols and prepared test kits, but are more expensive.

Parents of children in Central Middle School in Eden Prairie received an email and phone call on Wednesday, Feb. 9, reporting that someone at the school had been diagnosed with TB (tuberculosis).

There are two kinds of tests for TB to determine if you have it or not: a blood test and a skin test. When being tested, it is important to let your doctor know if you have received the TB vaccine ...

As Kansas deals with the largest Tuberculosis outbreak in the U.S. in decades, concerns are rising in neighboring Oklahoma.

Health officials confirmed a person at a West Michigan high school was diagnosed with active tuberculosis (TB). On Jan. 31, 2025, the Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services Department notified ...

The NSG TB testing is a WHO recognised and globally used technique to undertake quick testing of resistant TB. SGPGI nodal officer Dr Richa Mishra said: "This first of its kind centre of ...

Panel asks govt to ensure consistent supply of drugs, scaling up testing facilities against TB: Gireesh Babu, New Delhi Monday, February 10, 2025, 08:00 Hrs [IST] A Parliamentary ...

The test is based on the detection of growth in the antibiotic-containing media compared with an antibiotic-free control tube, which is inoculated with a 1:100 dilution of the TB strain ...