Medscape

Is Single-Test Tuberculosis Screening Enough Before Biologic Therapy?

Using QuantiFERON-TB Gold as the sole screening test before starting biologic therapy reduces TB diagnoses compared with ...
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NanoPin Technologies Adds High Performance TB Test to CLIA Lab Menu

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, UNITED STATES, February 1, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- NanoPin Technologies is now accepting patient samples for tuberculosis (TB) testing ...
News Medical

New study finds interferon-γ release assays more effective than skin tests in predicting tuberculosis

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers compared the performance of tuberculin skin test (TST) and interferon-γ release assays (IGRAs) in predicting tuberculosis (TB). Study: ...
Medscape

FDA OKs Rapid Test to Detect TB and Antibiotic Resistance

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved the first test that detects tuberculosis (TB) bacteria as well as determines whether they are resistant to the antibiotic rifampin. And if that ...
GEN - Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News

CRISPR Mouth-Swab Test Could Transform Tuberculosis Screening

A CRISPR mouth-swab test could transform TB screening with rapid, low-cost detection in low-resource and asymptomatic cases.
Nature

Effect of micronutrient deficiency on QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube test and tuberculin skin test in diagnosis of childhood intrathoracic tuberculosis

Data on performance of QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube test (QFT) and tuberculin skin test (TST) in children with active tuberculosis from high burden countries in the context of micronutrient deficiency ...