A TB blood test can find out whether you have the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria in your body. Whether you need to get tested and how often depends on your specific circumstances. A blood test ...

It’s either inaccurate — missing up to half of all cases — or requires expensive laboratories that are not widely available in the countries where most people with TB live. This could change with the ...

Researchers have developed a fast, non-invasive tongue swab test for tuberculosis that could transform global TB diagnosis.

Testing for tuberculosis has always been a tedious and complex process. For many years, it meant expensive equipment and ...

The World Health Organization has endorsed a rapid, portable tongue swab test for tuberculosis that delivers results in under 35 minutes, with accuracy comparable to established molecular diagnostics.

Drugs to treat tuberculosis have been around for more than 75 years, yet it remains the world's top infectious disease killer. A big obstacle has been testing. It's either inaccurate—missing up to ...