The new test could let patients know immediately if they’re infected so they don’t continue to spread tuberculosis while they wait for test results. Tuberculosis, or TB, has a new enemy in the form of ...

First year health science students will need TB testing and screening prior to or at arrival. At this time, UHCS is providing a TB blood test (IGRA). The cost of this test is almost always covered by ...

Researchers have developed the first breath test for TB in the laboratory. It provides rapid information on drug resistance that takes up to six weeks using standard methods, US scientists report in ...