Even when you don't have TB symptoms, this century-old test can still detect the disease.

Detecting TB early goes a long way toward avoiding some of the disease's worst outcomes and preventing its spread to others.
Becker's Hospital Review

The 100-Year-Old Tuberculin Skin Test vs. TB Blood Test

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 ...
Healio

Survey: Almost half of providers skip TB testing for high-risk patients

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Almost half of health care providers in the United States reported not routinely testing non-U.S.-born patients ...
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TB skin test appointments unavailable at Lawrence County Health Department in February

The Lawrence County Health Department has announced an update to its tuberculosis (TB) skin test schedule for February. TB ...
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Tulane University develops CRISPR-based TB test using tongue swab

Researchers at Tulane University in the US have created an improved clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-based tuberculosis (TB) test that can be administered using a ...
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QIAGEN (QGEN) QuantiFeron Hits New Sales Landmark in TB Testing

QIAGEN QGEN recently reached a major landmark in the field of tuberculosis (TB) testing. On World TB Day, the company announced that since the lime of its launch, the company’s QuantiFERON blood test ...

TB or not TB? That is the question

A new study in "Nature Medicine" estimates 2 million people are incorrectly told they have TB each year — and clinicians miss ...
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Nueces County Health Department ends non-essential TB testing

is an experienced journalist with a diverse background in reporting, anchoring, and digital media. NUECES COUNTY, Texas — The Nueces County Health Department has made a significant change by halting ...
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D.C. Mandates TB Tests For Public School Volunteers. Some Say That's A Problem

When her daughter enrolled in preschool at Harriet Tubman Elementary in Columbia Heights last year, Taylor Jantz-Sell decided to sign up as a volunteer and chaperone for school activities and field ...