Tuberculosis tests like sputum, blood and CBNAAT help in early detection. Here's a simple guide to TB symptoms, diagnosis and ...

Detecting TB early, she adds, goes a long way toward avoiding some of the disease's worst outcomes and preventing its spread to others. What is a TB test? What is a PPD test? Forms of testing for TB ...

Single-visit IGRA tests are a quantum leap from the use of Tuberculin Skin Test, which requires two visits to health professionals and a visual inspection to detect an infection.

Latent TB, when Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria are present but inactive in a patient's body, will lead to a positive TB test result but is not contagious.

Almost half of health care providers in the United States do not routinely test patients born outside the U.S. for tuberculosis, despite CDC recommendations that say they should, a survey found.

Researchers found high rates of tuberculosis among high-risk patients who sought care at primary health care clinics, many of whom had no preceding symptoms suggesting a high rate of subclinical TB.

The World Health Organization (WHO) published this week updated Target product profiles (TPPs) for tuberculosis (TB) screening tests . These TPPs ...

According to the World Health Organization, more than 10 million people contract TB each year and roughly 1.5 million people die each year from tuberculosis infections.