The sputum microscopy test for detecting tuberculosis (TB) is being replaced by molecular or genetic tests, which can provide results in less than two hours. This change is in line with the World ...

KwaMsane Township sits amid rolling hills in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal Province. Drive 30 minutes to the west and elephants, giraffes, zebras, and rhinos often stroll by the side of a highway that ...

For over a century, tuberculosis was diagnosed using a sputum sample, a microscope and a trained eye. But smear microscopy was a blunt tool, with barely 50% sensitivity, missing one in two cases.

Most TB tests still require a trip to the clinic. Now, new technology has made it possible to test people at home. This could be a big deal for South Africa, where much TB goes undiagnosed. One of the ...

Every year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), tens of thousands of people who fall ill with tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa are not diagnosed. Globally, of the estimated ten million ...

The good news here is that the same molecular testing platform (GeneXpert) widely used in South Africa to test sputum samples for TB can also be used to test stool samples. But as Reubenson points out ...

CHENNAI: Chennai corporation has procured ten GeneXpert tuberculosis detection machines from National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (NIRT) as part of the ‘Stop TB Partnership’ programme.The ...

Currently, adult patients with suspected PTB who cannot expectorate spontaneously have to undergo bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage, which is sent for microscopy and culture in order to confirm ...

Every year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), tens of thousands of people who fall ill with tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa are not diagnosed. Globally, of the estimated 10 million ...

One of the biggest challenges in combating TB in South Africa is that many people who fall ill with the disease are diagnosed late, or not diagnosed at all. The World Health Organization (WHO) ...