Geneva: 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. Xpert MTB/RIF ...

Geneva — The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted prequalification to the molecular diagnostic test for tuberculosis (TB) called Xpert® MTB/RIF Ultra. It is the first test for TB ...

A potentially "groundbreaking" new test for tuberculosis (TB) has been endorsed by the UN World Health Organization (WHO) as part of continuing efforts to eradicate one of the planet's leading ...

GENEVA — 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. Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra, ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday announced that it granted prequalification to the molecular diagnostic test for tuberculosis (TB) called Xpert®️ MTB/RIF Ultra. It is the first ...

[1] As the incidence of tuberculosis (TB ... departments and healthcare providers are responsible for identifying and screening these children. Effective and timely identification, screening ...

India is fighting TB in a multi-pronged manner with: Some of the key focus areas of the campaign are increasing access to advanced diagnostics, targeted screening among vulnerable groups ...

The rate of decline of tuberculosis incidence in India has ... are increasing access to advanced diagnostics, targeted screening among vulnerable groups, specialized care for high-risk individuals ...

(Image Credits: REUTERS) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday announced that it has granted prequalification to the molecular diagnostic test for tuberculosis (TB) called Xpert MTB/RIF ...

Extensively drug-resistant (XDR-TB) strains have been detected in at least 55 countries worldwide. These data substantiate the need for rapid and reliable methods for drug-susceptibility testing ...

Lucknow: The state health and family welfare department has directed district tuberculosis officers (DTOs) to ensure the screening of close contacts of tuberculosis (TB) patients every three months.

The department is advising anyone with symptoms, or who's been exposed to an active TB case, to visit a health centre for screening. Those symptoms include: a cough that lasts longer than three ...