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Two-Hour Test for TB Reported to be Clinically Effective

Research assessing the effectiveness of a new diagnostic test for the detection of tuberculosis (TB) is featured in the Sept. 1 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine. A rapid automated molecular test, which was developed as a result of a public-private partnership ...More

2 weeks ago

Posted in News, Research & Studies, Products & Services

New Blood-Based Genomic Marker for TB May Help Identify Patients Who Will Develop the Disease

It may soon be possible to identify patients who will develop tuberculosis, as scientists have identified changes in the blood specific to the disease. These findings are from an international study published in the Aug. 19 issue of Nature and conducted by doctors and ...More

2 weeks ago

Posted in News, Infections, Research & Studies

Persistent IGRA Positivity Among Serially Tested Healthcare Workers Without Extensive TB Exposure

Data on the performance of Mycobacterium-tuberculosis-specific interferon-(IFN)-gamma release assays (IGRAs) in the serial testing of healthcare workers is limited. ...More

August 2, 2010

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Breathalyzer Detection of TB Antigen

Researchers describe a novel device that utilizes immunosensor and bio-optical technology to detect M. tuberculosis antigen (Ag85B) in cough and demonstrate its use under field conditions during a pilot study in an area of high TB incidence. ...More

July 30, 2010

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Breakthrough in Tuberculosis Research

Researcher discovers existing drugs can potentially target the disease's ability to spread. ...More

July 29, 2010

Posted in News, Pathogens, Research & Studies

Study Identifies Effective, Inexpensive Test for Tuberculosis in Children

An international team of researchers comparing recently-developed methods for diagnosing tuberculosis in children in resource-poor countries has concluded that the best test for high-risk children is the microscopic-observation drug-susceptibility (MODS) technique using two ...More

July 27, 2010

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Two New TB Drugs Show Synergy In Vitro

Sequella, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing drugs for treatment of infectious diseases, announces the publication of studies in the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy on synergy between SQ109, its lead drug candidate for the treatment of ...More

July 26, 2010

Posted in News, Antimicrobials & Vaccinations, Research & Studies

Early HAART During TB Treatment Boosts Survival Rate in People Co-Infected with HIV and TB

A clinical trial in Cambodia has found it possible to prolong the survival of untreated HIV-infected adults with very weak immune systems and newly diagnosed tuberculosis (TB) by starting anti-HIV therapy two weeks after beginning TB treatment, rather than waiting eight ...More

July 26, 2010

Posted in News, Infections, Research & Studies

New CDC Guidelines Prefer Use of Blood Tests to Diagnose TB Infection in Certain Populations

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued new guidelines on the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections, the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB). In these guidelines, the CDC advises that Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) blood tests ...More

June 25, 2010

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Immune Evasion Common in Many Viruses, Bacteria and Parasites is Uncommon in M. tuberculosis

Scientists at NYU Langone Medical Center have discovered that the strategy of "immune evasion" common to many viruses, bacteria and parasites, is uncommon to M. tuberculosis where the antigens remain strikingly unchanged and homogenous. The study published in Nature ...More

May 24, 2010

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