The Xpert MTB/RIF pulmonary tuberculosis test, recommended by WHO, detected twice as many cases as smear microscopy in a cohort of children in Africa, according to study results. The aim of the ...
An on-the-spot sputum test for tuberculosis works better than the commonly-used, 125-year-old microscope method, but did not reduce illness in a southern African trial, a study said Monday. While the ...
On the occasion of World Tuberculosis Day, Dr Chandrasekhar Nair, Co-Founder & CTO, Molbio Diagnostics spoke to ETHealthworld's Prathiba Raju about how inefficient diagnosis owing to the limitation of ...
The sputum microscopy test for detecting tuberculosis (TB) is being replaced by molecular or genetic tests, which can provide results in less than two hours. This change is in line with the World ...
Tuberculosis, also known as TB, is an illness that affects the lungs and is caused by a type of bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. TB can spread when a person with the illness coughs, ...
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Please can you give a brief introduction to tuberculosis (TB)? TB is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Nearly 9 million people develop TB every year, and TB kills nearly 1.4 ...
Molecular tests for tuberculosis (TB) are set to replace sputum microscopy as the initial test for detection, following the World Health Organization's recommendation. The change is already happening ...
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