A third sputum test on a man quarantined with a dangerous strain of tuberculosis was negative for the presence of TB bacteria, hospital officials said Tuesday, opening up the possibility that he could ...

The two remaining children, who were hospitalized with a suspected case of tuberculosis have tested negative for the illness, public health officials said. The two remaining children, who were ...

Tuberculosis tests given to children and staff at a Fayetteville day care have returned negative results, officials said Tuesday. Skin tests were administered Friday to at least 140 children and staff ...

The test results are in and the Douglas County Health Department says they show no new risk of exposure to active TB disease at Benson High School. Parents have been informed of the results from last ...

A new tuberculosis (TB) test (Xpert MTB/RIF*), using two sputum specimens from each child, is substantially more sensitive and faster than conventional smear microscopy, detecting twice as many cases ...

might be less likely to return for TB skin test reading and interpretation (eg, people experiencing homelessness or people who use drugs); The Mantoux tuberculin skin test is also called the TB skin ...

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Following a tuberculosis case reported at Metropolitan Correctional Center San Diego, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency is working with detention center officials ...

Introduction. We reevaluated the usefulness of a whole-blood interferon-γ enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (QuantiFERON TB-2G [QFT-TB]; Cellestis) in obtaining a differential diagnosis between active ...

Following a tuberculosis case reported at Metropolitan Correctional Center San Diego, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency is working with detention center officials to notify people ...

Following a tuberculosis case reported at Metropolitan Correctional Center San Diego, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency is working with detention center officials to notify people ...