Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be one of the world’s leading causes of infectious disease-related illness and death. Despite being treatable, gaps in screening and diagnosis have allowed the disease ...

A cohort study evaluating a tuberculosis (TB) prevention program among patients who received biologic therapy found a low risk for incident infection. Pretreatment screening with QuantiFERON-TB (QFT) ...

May 22, 2023, News Staff — The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recently issued an updated final recommendation to screen asymptomatic adults who are at increased risk for latent tuberculosis ...

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 ...

A new strategy for tuberculosis (TB) screening, proposed by a team of researchers led by Queen Mary University of London, provides a solution to problems with current TB screening, which does not ...

A mathematical modeling study in Blantyre, Malawi, shows that tuberculosis infection surveys in young children could guide ...

In marking World Tuberculosis Day, the World Health Organization is calling for action to rid the world of this ancient scourge, which has sickened and killed millions of people throughout the ages.