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

Currently, the main diagnostic strategy for tuberculosis focuses on sputum samples, which are obtained by deep coughing and expectoration of secretions produced in the lungs. So far, the WHO has ...

An individual at the Brookside campus of Waukegan High School was diagnosed with an active case of tuberculosis (TB) last week while the Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 community was on ...

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 ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a highly infectious bacterial disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It primarily targets the lungs and spreads through airborne droplets when an infected individual coughs ...

along with the means of transporting sputum samples, and community monitoring that aims to identify any barriers to TB treatment, Kinz ul Eman, CEO of the Dopasi Foundation, told CNN. Sudden cuts ...

Among these districts, Vizianagaram conducted the highest number of sputum tests, with 45,195 tests using Truenat devices for TB diagnosis. Ten mobile teams covered 484 Ayushman health centres ...

Mkhwanazi has vehemently denied the allegations against him and called it part of a smear campaign aimed at his clampdown against corruption within his ranks. A massive public outcry in support of ...

US President Donald Trump speaks during a reception celebrating the Women's History Month in the East Room of the White House. White House/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa ...

Public health workers in 10 counties have reported a massive backlog of untested sputum samples, leaving hundreds of suspected tuberculosis (TB) patients stranded without diagnosis and treatment. For ...

In 2024, over 20 lakh suspected TB patients underwent sputum tests, and 77,987 TB cases were identified. He highlighted that TB mortality rate in the state reduced to 6 per cent, from 8 per cent.