This World TB Day, we have new rapid near-point-of-care molecular tests being deployed. These use tongue swabs to help end TB ...

South Africa is trialling a cheap, portable TB test that costs a third of the current standard. But the new test can't detect ...

While this takes diagnostic services into the community, we must ensure on-the-spot collection of sputum samples for those ...

THERE are numerous vital reasons that indicate the importance of diagnosing tuberculosis in the minimal stage. The results of sanatorium treatment and follow-up analyses many years after discharge ...

Your doctor may use an acid-fast bacteria (AFB) stain test to see if you have a lung disease like tuberculosis (TB). In addition to showing tuberculosis, an AFB stain can also show if you have another ...

WITH the increased emphasis on the x-ray film as a means of diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis, less and less has appeared in current literature about possible diagnostic errors. In spite of the fact ...

South Africa is trialling a cheap, portable TB test that costs a third of the current standard. But the new test can’t detect ...