Tulane University professor of medicine Zhen Huang and his team of researchers have developed a simpler way to test for ...
Results of a South African study in this week's issue of THE LANCET show how a diagnosis of tuberculosis in young children can be confirmed by a straightforward sputum test, rather than the ...
Clinicians continue to question the usefulness of microscopic examination of Gram-stained sputum specimens ("Gram staining") and sputum culture for diagnosis of pneumonia. We analyzed the sensitivity ...
Fluoroquinolones and second-line injectable drugs are the backbone of treatment regimens for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, and resistance to these drugs defines extensively drug-resistant ...
A slew of new studies and reports suggest that new molecular approaches may soon help reduce the global burden of tuberculosis.
People with cystic fibrosis (CF) face persistent threats from pathogens including Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa), which grow in the lung’s mucus-clogged environment. Detecting these infections early is ...
Dartmouth study reveals flaws in screening for TB; Cases in 3rd world HIV patients may go undetected
HANOVER, NH -- New findings from a Dartmouth Medical School collaboration in Tanzania may alter assumptions about the diagnosis of tuberculosis in HIV-infected people, and prompt a major change in way ...
What is a sputum Gram’s stain? A sputum Gram’s stain is a laboratory test that allows your doctor to diagnose a bacterial infection in your respiratory tract. They may order it if you have symptoms of ...
If you’re diagnosed with nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease, your doctor will discuss the right treatment for you. Some people with NTM lung disease don’t need treatment. Others require ongoing ...
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