In this prospective, clinic-based study, the Determineā„¢ TB LAM urine test had low sensitivity, or a high false negative rate, as a screening test for tuberculosis among newly-diagnosed HIV-infected ...
Tuberculosis, also known as TB, is an illness that affects the lungs and is caused by a type of bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. TB can spread when a person with the illness coughs, ...
Background: The tuberculin skin test (TST) is used to test for latent tuberculosis (TB) infection and support the diagnosis of active TB. However, little is known about the relationship between the ...
This phase III two-sided equivalence trial compares 4 and 6 months of TB treatment (2 months of daily treatment with INH, rifampicin, ethambutol and pyrazinamide followed by either 2 or 4 months of ...