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World Health Organization Gives First Approval Of Tuberculosis Test
The World Health Organization announced Thursday it had given a first-ever green light to a test for tuberculosis -- a disease which killed 1.25 million people last year.
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India Develops Indigenous Hand-Held X-ray Device For TB Screening
A new handheld X-ray device developed for screening TB, enhances early detection and treatment efforts, ultimately improving public health outcomes.
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US Woman With Tuberculosis Arrested After She Refused Isolation And Visited A Casino
The woman will be held in jail for up to 45 days for testing and treatment until she is no longer a threat to public health, the court document said.
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Test For Tuberculosis If Cough Persists: New Covid Treatment Guidelines
Doctors should avoid giving steroids to COVID-19 patients and advise tuberculosis tests if their cough persists, the government has said in its revised clinical guidelines for coronavirus treatment, days after its task force chief expressed regret fo
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Similarities And Differences Between Tuberculosis And COVID-19
COVID-19 vs TB: COVID-19 can provisionally be diagnosed on the basis of symptoms and confirmed with an RT-PCR or nucleic acid testing of infected secretions. Along with these test a Chest X-Ray also suggested by a few doctors based on the severity of symptoms.
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Machines For Testing Drug-Resistant TB Now Allowed For COVID-19 Cases: Top Medical Body
Diagnostic machines used for testing drug-resistant tuberculosis can now be used for screening and confirmation of COVID-19 cases, the apex health research body, ICMR, said.
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Patient Who Took COVID-19 Test Allegedly Left On Road By Ambulance In UP
A tuberculosis patient who undertook coronavirus test was allegedly left on road after getting discharged from a hospital in Greater Noida, prompting an inquiry into the incident, officials said.
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Top Medical Body ICMR Approves Use Of Diagnostic Machine Used For Drug-Resistant TB For COVID-19
As part of its efforts to ramp up the testing capacity, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approved the use of diagnostic machines used for testing drug-resistant tuberculosis for conducting coronavirus tests.
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This Blood Test May Predict Onset Of Tuberculosis
Researchers at University College London sought to identify which, if any, gene expression signatures in blood could be used to predict tuberculosis at a very early stage and before symptoms.
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WHO Recommends New Test, Treatment Plan For Superbug Strains Of Tuberculosis
The World Health Organization on today recommended a speedier, cheaper treatment plan for patients with superbug forms of tuberculosis (TB) - a change that should help cure thousands of the killer disease.
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Simple Blood Test May Accurately Diagnose Active Tuberculosis
Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have identified a gene expression 'signature' that could help accurately diagnose active tuberculosis (TB) using a simple blood test.
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Singapore Hospital Recalls 178 Children for Tuberculosis Tests
Singapore's National University Hospital (NUH) has recalled 178 paediatric patients - including 131 under the age of two years - who were cared for by a nurse now confirmed to have tuberculosis, the media reported on Friday.
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At This Hospital in Jharkhand, Visit the Toilet For Tuberculosis Testing
At the only government hospital in Jharkhand's Godda district, equipment for tuberculosis testing have been set up in the worst possible "lab" - a toilet.
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New test can diagnose tuberculosis within 2 hours
A new molecular test for tuberculosis can diagnose TB and detect a drug-resistant form of it far more easily and rapidly than other tests currently available.
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New test to diagnose TB
A new blood test, Enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISpot), is found to be more effective in diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) than the traditional skin tests.
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World Health Organization Gives First Approval Of Tuberculosis Test
The World Health Organization announced Thursday it had given a first-ever green light to a test for tuberculosis -- a disease which killed 1.25 million people last year.
-
India Develops Indigenous Hand-Held X-ray Device For TB Screening
A new handheld X-ray device developed for screening TB, enhances early detection and treatment efforts, ultimately improving public health outcomes.
-
US Woman With Tuberculosis Arrested After She Refused Isolation And Visited A Casino
The woman will be held in jail for up to 45 days for testing and treatment until she is no longer a threat to public health, the court document said.
-
Test For Tuberculosis If Cough Persists: New Covid Treatment Guidelines
Doctors should avoid giving steroids to COVID-19 patients and advise tuberculosis tests if their cough persists, the government has said in its revised clinical guidelines for coronavirus treatment, days after its task force chief expressed regret fo
-
Similarities And Differences Between Tuberculosis And COVID-19
COVID-19 vs TB: COVID-19 can provisionally be diagnosed on the basis of symptoms and confirmed with an RT-PCR or nucleic acid testing of infected secretions. Along with these test a Chest X-Ray also suggested by a few doctors based on the severity of symptoms.
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Machines For Testing Drug-Resistant TB Now Allowed For COVID-19 Cases: Top Medical Body
Diagnostic machines used for testing drug-resistant tuberculosis can now be used for screening and confirmation of COVID-19 cases, the apex health research body, ICMR, said.
-
Patient Who Took COVID-19 Test Allegedly Left On Road By Ambulance In UP
A tuberculosis patient who undertook coronavirus test was allegedly left on road after getting discharged from a hospital in Greater Noida, prompting an inquiry into the incident, officials said.
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Top Medical Body ICMR Approves Use Of Diagnostic Machine Used For Drug-Resistant TB For COVID-19
As part of its efforts to ramp up the testing capacity, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approved the use of diagnostic machines used for testing drug-resistant tuberculosis for conducting coronavirus tests.
-
This Blood Test May Predict Onset Of Tuberculosis
Researchers at University College London sought to identify which, if any, gene expression signatures in blood could be used to predict tuberculosis at a very early stage and before symptoms.
-
WHO Recommends New Test, Treatment Plan For Superbug Strains Of Tuberculosis
The World Health Organization on today recommended a speedier, cheaper treatment plan for patients with superbug forms of tuberculosis (TB) - a change that should help cure thousands of the killer disease.
-
Simple Blood Test May Accurately Diagnose Active Tuberculosis
Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have identified a gene expression 'signature' that could help accurately diagnose active tuberculosis (TB) using a simple blood test.
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Singapore Hospital Recalls 178 Children for Tuberculosis Tests
Singapore's National University Hospital (NUH) has recalled 178 paediatric patients - including 131 under the age of two years - who were cared for by a nurse now confirmed to have tuberculosis, the media reported on Friday.
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At This Hospital in Jharkhand, Visit the Toilet For Tuberculosis Testing
At the only government hospital in Jharkhand's Godda district, equipment for tuberculosis testing have been set up in the worst possible "lab" - a toilet.
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New test can diagnose tuberculosis within 2 hours
A new molecular test for tuberculosis can diagnose TB and detect a drug-resistant form of it far more easily and rapidly than other tests currently available.
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New test to diagnose TB
A new blood test, Enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISpot), is found to be more effective in diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) than the traditional skin tests.
