WHO and many governments endorse the TST because it is a cheap and ubiquitous test, however, over-reliance on this single test means that we are failing. A new study finds that the most commonly used ...

As hospitals look to trim costs, experts say that blood testing for tuberculosis, as opposed to skin testing, can result in big savings despite the higher up-front costs associated with the practice.

December 12, 2011 — In populations with low prevalence of tuberculosis (TB), the majority of positive results obtained with the 3 commercially available diagnostic tests are likely to be ...

Data on performance of QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube test (QFT) and tuberculin skin test (TST) in children with active tuberculosis from high burden countries in the context of micronutrient deficiency ...