SCTIMST researchers develop cost-effective, real-time LAMP assay for early TB diagnosis with high sensitivity and specificity.

2 and 6 months in 115 adults with smear-positive pulmonary TB. Radiographic findings predictive of 2-month sputum microscopy status were used to generate a score. The validity of the score was then ...

She said 'no no no I do not have TB any more' because she no longer has blood in her sputum" (provider ... the radiography and the control smear cost more than 100B; the consult costs 15B ...

Spot sputum samples from participants were examined by smear microscopy and culture ... Thirty-five (97%) of the TB cases were culture-positive and seven (19.4%) were smear-positive. Twelve out of 21 ...

TB patients in parts of Eastern Cape will get 7 days of pills instead of the usual months' supply. (Photo: supplied) TB patients in parts of Eastern Cape will get 7 days of pills instead of the usual ...

2019). Recurrence is usually assumed when sputum smear/culture results are positive in patients with a history of tuberculosis; however, studies have revealed that a considerable proportion of ...

A study presented at ESCMID Global 2025 has demonstrated that an AI-powered lung ultrasound outperforms human experts by 9% ...

A point-of-care lung ultrasound system connected to a smartphone combined with a suite of deep learning models outperformed ...

The Xpert MTB/Ultra molecular diagnostic test may become a viable option for detecting tuberculosis (TB) in the stool of adults with HIV, according to the results of a recent study.