THE tuberculin test has recently been given a major A place in the case-finding programs of tuberculosis-control agencies. Its use as a screening method before x-ray examination in groups with a low ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tuberculosis, or TB, is a disease that infects nearly 11 million people worldwide, killing some 1.25 million of them every year, ...

When administered correctly, the Mantoux test can be an invaluable tool for the detection of tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is an airborne disease with serious medical consequences. It is caused by the ...

Rapid, accurate detection of a tuberculosis infection still remains a healthcare challenge. Developing an assay that's able to definitively diagnose TB, and one that's cheap, should be high on our ...

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 ...

Detecting TB early goes a long way toward avoiding some of the disease's worst outcomes and preventing its spread to others.