In a meta-analysis, researchers found that sputum was more accurate than nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal swabs. The study also shows early testing increased rates of COVID-19 diagnosis. Early and ...

Avalon GloboCare Corp (NASDAQ:ALBT) announced that Laboratory Services MSO (LSM) is now offering an in-house laboratory-developed test to detect tuberculosis using a patient’s sputum sample. Avalon ...

Early and accurate detection is critical for preventing the spread of COVID-19 and providing appropriate care for patients. Nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs, which require inserting a long shaft into the ...

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 ...

Researchers have developed a fast, non-invasive tongue swab test for tuberculosis that could transform global TB diagnosis.

Sputum sampling was found to be a valuable method for diagnosing and monitoring patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to a recent systematic review and meta-analysis published ...

Led by researchers from Heidelberg Faculty of Medicine at Heidelberg University and the University of California, San Francisco (U.S.), an international team has evaluated a novel approach for the ...

A streamlined approach to tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis requiring a single sputum sample and providing rapid, accurate results to patients proved feasible in rural Uganda, according to research ...

Mucus consists mainly of water and a gel-forming molecule called mucin. The body uses mucus to protect tissues, remove particles, and prevent infections. Mucus is essential for the functioning of many ...