Point-of-care rapid tests can improve screening for latent tuberculosis

A new test shows promising results for detecting latent tuberculosis infection in resource-limited settings. This is ...
WOOD-TV

From weeks to hours: CMU researchers developing faster TB test

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A team of researchers at Central Michigan University is working to diagnose tuberculosis infections faster with a new test. Ben Swarts, a professor of chemistry and ...
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Rapid point-of-care test shows promise for detecting latent tuberculosis

A new test shows promising results for detecting latent tuberculosis infection in resource-limited settings. This is ...
Yahoo

Even when you don't have TB symptoms, this century-old test can still detect the disease.

Tuberculosis, or TB, is a disease that infects nearly 11 million people worldwide, killing some 1.25 million of them every year, per data from the World Health Organization. A person infected with the ...
Staten Island Advance

Tuberculosis ‘is still prevalent in NYC,’ expert warns. Here’s how many cases were reported on Staten Island.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City recorded cases of tuberculosis in all five boroughs in 2022, with high rates observed in parts of Queens and Brooklyn, the city Health Department said. The agency’s ...
Medical News Today

Is there a link between HIV and TB?

A person with HIV may be more at risk of developing tuberculosis (TB). This is due to the weakening of the immune system that occurs in someone who has HIV. Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection ...