Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be one of the world's leading causes of infectious disease-related illness and death. Despite ...

Longhorn Vaccines & Diagnostics ("Longhorn"), a One Health company developing antibodies and diagnostic tools for global ...

So, even once the bacteria are vanquished, a person most likely will continue to test positive, as the immune system will ...

New research reveals that abnormal chest X-ray results strongly predict future TB risk, emphasising the value of early ...

UAB requires initial TB screening, per CDC guidelines, while annual screening is not required. Routine TB testing may be needed based on examination of job risk. Employees who have been diagnosed with ...

We considered three screening strategies based on tuberculin skin testing, and one based on chest radiography ( Table 1). Any positive tuberculin test was followed by clinical evaluation and chest ...

For three-month trips to most destinations, tuberculosis screening by any method is expensive, and yields a limited absolute reduction in subsequent TB incidence. For trips of six or more months to ...