Current TB tests rely on sputum, mucus collected from the lungs and lower respiratory system. While rich in TB bacteria required for testing, collecting sputum is difficult, making it inefficient for ...

Researchers in the UC Davis Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine have created a new tuberculosis blood test that ...

This World TB Day, affordable, easy-to-use rapid tests for tuberculosis — the world's most deadly infectious disease — are expanding access to screenings and treatments.

Testing of sputum is a more accurate way of diagnosing coronavirus disease (Covid-19), according to latest research. The survey shows sputum was more accurate than nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal ...

Tulane University researchers have developed an enhanced CRISPR-based tuberculosis test that works with a simple tongue swab, a potential breakthrough that could allow easier, community-based ...

Latest platforms from Indian and Chinese cos eliminate need for sputum and use tongue swabs for testing ...

Dr. Tony Hu, originally from China, came to the United States in 2012 for his master's in chemistry and his doctorate in biological engineering at the University of Texas in Austin. After two years in ...

Tulane University researchers have developed an enhanced CRISPR-based tuberculosis test that works with a simple tongue swab, a potential breakthrough that could allow easier, community-based ...

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