Healthcare workers should be tested for tuberculosis (TB) when they are hired and should be retested only after an occupational exposure, according to new guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease ...

In long-term care, few infections are potentially more dangerous than tuberculosis. Failing to detect a TB case among residents could prove deadly — but many long-term care providers are still ...

American Academy of Pediatrics in the United States now recommends IGRA tests like QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus to screen at-risk children of all ages // New recommendation joins trend of U.S.

Germantown, Maryland, and Venlo, the Netherlands, June 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QIAGEN (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced that it welcomes new guidelines in the United ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has opened the door to widespread use of interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs) in testing for tuberculosis (TB) infection. Officials lifted restrictions on the ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that between 9 and 14 million Americans are tuberculosis (TB)-infected and asymptomatic -- with three-quarters remaining undiagnosed -- ...

Join us for an insightful webinar to discuss a holistic approach to testing for TB in a clinical setting. Tuberculosis remains a global health challenge, with significant hurdles in diagnosing and ...

ATLANTA, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- To help rid the United States of tuberculosis, rules should be changed for foreign-born residents in the country more than five years, a federal agency says. The guidelines ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that up to 13 million people in the United States have latent tuberculosis (TB) infection. These patients do not feel sick, do not show ...