This World TB Day, we have new rapid near-point-of-care molecular tests being deployed. These use tongue swabs to help end TB ...
A few weeks ago, we wrote about a positive test for latent tuberculosis and treating that infection with antibiotics. On the heels of that column, we received some follow-up questions from readers.
While this takes diagnostic services into the community, we must ensure on-the-spot collection of sputum samples for those ...
A TB blood test can find out whether you have the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria in your body. Whether you need to get tested and how often depends on your specific circumstances. A blood test ...
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Uncertainty around asymptomatic TB leaving critical gaps in public health response
TB can be cured, but it is still spreading in South Africa at alarming rates. One reason could be that some people with TB ...
The WHO’s February 26 policy on TB recommends, for the first time, new, affordable, near-point-of-care (NPOC) molecular ...
When most of us think of serious diseases that kill millions of people, the ones that come to mind are often the ones that get the most attention: cancer, COVID-19, heart disease and diabetes. But a ...
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