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 ...
A woman with a 2-month-old baby tested ppd-positive while she had been pregnant and received no treatment. What is the minimum age one can plant a tuberculin skin test on an infant? Although many ...
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.
Researchers in the UC Davis Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine have created a new tuberculosis blood test that ...
Detecting tuberculosis early could play a significant role in eradicating the world's most deadly infectious disease. The World Health Organization says 1.5 million people die from this devastating ...
PharmaJet (R) , a company focused on improving the performance and outcomes of injectables through needle-free injection technology, announced that its partner, Brazilian Tuberculosis Research Network ...
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Mantoux or Tuberculin Test in Children: When Should It Be Done and What Is the Procedure?
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 ...
Q I got a tuberculosis skin test for my health care job and tested positive. A follow-up blood test was also positive, and I ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Because the standard tuberculin skin test precludes implementation of bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) ...
PharmaJet's Needle-free Tropis is being evaluated in a clinical study by REDE-TB as a potential improvement on the TB skin ...
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