A new skin test for tuberculosis infection has proven safe, easy to administer and accurate in two Phase III clinical trials, according to research presented at the ATS 2016 International Conference.

In this episode we are joined by Hema Kapoor, MD, SM, D(ABMM), Senior Medical Director of Infectious Diseases/Immunology and Global Diagnostics Network, Medical Affairs at Quest Diagnostics, to ...

FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. — The Forsyth County Health Department is changing requirements for who gets tested for tuberculin (TB) due to a nationwide shortage of Aplisol and Tubersol. Both Aplisol and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tuberculosis, or TB, is a disease that infects nearly 11 million people worldwide, killing some 1.25 million of them every year, ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued new recommendations for tuberculosis (TB) skin testing in response to the anticipated 3- to 10-month nationwide shortage of Aplisol (Par ...

ParentsHave you ever worried that your little one has tuberculosis? If so, a Mantoux test or tuberculin test is one way to find out. Maintaining your little one’s health is not an easy matter. Because ...

KALISPELL, Mont. — After a Flathead High School student was diagnosed with tuberculosis last week, the Flathead Health Department and the school district worked together to keep TB from spreading. The ...

After Judge M. William Graybill's announcement Monday that he may have active tuberculosis, nearly 100 people who were concerned about their potential exposure were given a tuberculin skin test by ...

(RTTNews) - Revvity, Inc. (RVTY), Wednesday said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Auto-Pure 2400 liquid handling platform with the T-SPOT. tuberculosis (TB) test. "The ...

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 ...