The drugs, sutezolid and delpazolid, have demonstrated strong antimicrobial activity and a notably better safety profile ...

A new credit card-sized tuberculosis (TB) test, requiring no electricity, could revolutionize detection in HIV hotspots by closing long-standing diagnostic gaps.

Tuberculosis is the leading cause of death among those with HIV worldwide. Now, Tulane University researchers have developed a new handheld TB test that significantly improves detection in people with ...

Tulane University researchers developed a beetle-inspired TB test that enhances accuracy and speed for HIV patients in low-resource settings. Read more.

A new handheld tuberculosis testing device significantly improves the detection of HIV, a common co-infection which can prevent TB from being detected by traditional tests. Powered by a beetle ...

A new nanozyme-powered TB test improves detection in people with HIV, offering rapid, electricity-free diagnosis via a beetle-inspired chip.

Blood testing is currently used in conjunction with skin tests when it suspected that there is cattle-to-cattle transmission occurring or where there has been undetected infection within a herd.

A meta-analysis of the evidence for the effect of BCG vaccination on tuberculin skin testing in subjects without active tuberculosis was therefore performed. Methods: Medline was searched for English ...