We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Results from two phase 3 clinical trials recently ...

Tuberculosis, or TB, is a disease that infects nearly 11 million people worldwide, killing some 1.25 million of them every year, per data from the World Health Organization. A person infected with the ...

In this episode we are joined by Hema Kapoor, MD, SM, D(ABMM), Senior Medical Director of Infectious Diseases/Immunology and Global Diagnostics Network, Medical Affairs at Quest Diagnostics, to ...

A recently introduced blood test can reveal which patients may develop active tuberculosis much more precisely than the 100-year old TB skin test, according to a new study published today in the ...

A new skin test for tuberculosis infection has proven safe, easy to administer and accurate in two Phase III clinical trials, according to research presented at the ATS 2016 International Conference.

FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. — The Forsyth County Health Department is changing requirements for who gets tested for tuberculin (TB) due to a nationwide shortage of Aplisol and Tubersol. Both Aplisol and ...

Morehead City, N.C. (WNCT) – As a result of a nationwide shortage of the purified protein derivative (PPD) used in TB skin testing, the Carteret County Health Department is offering limited routine ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Because the standard tuberculin skin test precludes implementation of bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) ...

Medicare Part B may cover the costs of a purified protein derivative (PPD) test if your healthcare professional deems it necessary to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) due to existing symptoms. A PPD test ...

OBJECTIVE: Approximately 6000 women deliver annually at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, where 2.4% of women has human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and 60% is foreign-born. We conducted a ...

A nationwide shortage of a protein used to help detect tuberculosis via a skin test has prompted Kansas City, Mo. health officials to limit and ration TB skin testing, according to local news station ...