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.

The ultimate goal is a skin-swab test that could spot Parkinson’s years before symptoms appear. Early trials, funded by the Michael J. Fox Foundation, show 96.7% accuracy—far better than the 50% ...

A Mantoux tuberculin skin test using five tuberculin units of purified ... Photograph showing paradoxical expansion of cutaneous tuberculosis. Three new reddish nodules appeared on the medial ...

People allergic to garlic experience immune-related symptoms to allicin and similar compounds. Find guidance on navigating ...

From agonising misdiagnoses and delayed treatments to the devastating emotional and financial burden, Idowu Abdullahi writes ...

Weight gain, thinning hair, and trouble getting pregnant are common, too, often tied to insulin resistance — a glitch causing ...

A positive tuberculin skin test (TST) or interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) has a limited predictive value for TB development. These tests detect only memory immune responses and do not confirm the ...

An experimental drug now in clinical trials as a cancer treatment could help boost the power of first-line tuberculosis (TB) ...

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 ...

A study presented at ESCMID Global 2025 has demonstrated that an AI-powered lung ultrasound outperforms human experts by 9% ...

Molecular Stool Test Could Improve Detection of Tuberculosis in Adults With HIV Apr. 4, 2025 — The Xpert MTB/Ultra molecular diagnostic test for stool samples, until now recommended only for ...