Medicare Part B may cover the costs of a purified protein derivative (PPD) test if your healthcare professional deems it necessary to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) due to existing symptoms. A PPD test ...

More than 10 million people develop tuberculosis (TB) each year, yet about 40% go undiagnosed. The main culprit is reliance on sputum-based testing, which many patients—particularly those who are ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “I think it is prudent for people who are managing patients who may be at a greater risk for TB, either because ...

Tuberculosis, or TB, is a disease that infects nearly 11 million people worldwide, killing some 1.25 million of them every year, per data from the World Health Organization. A person infected with the ...

In their systematic review published in Eurosurveillance prior to World TB Day, Gogichadze et al. explore this question particularly for settings with a low incidence of TB cases. European Centre for ...

ATLANTA -- New research presented at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, shows that tuberculosis (TB) screening and ongoing clinical care is needed for people on ...

First year health science students will need TB testing and screening prior to or at arrival. At this time, UHCS is providing a TB blood test (IGRA). The cost of this test is almost always covered by ...

A targeted and systematic approach to tuberculosis screening is seen as more effective than the implementation of comprehensive mandatory screening ...

Camden County health officials are reporting that a resident who visited a local hospital has tested positive for active tuberculosis. The resident showed up at a hospital on Feb. 12 exhibiting ...