Thea DM, Hammitt LL, Seidenberg P, et al. Limited utility of polymerase chain reaction in induced sputum specimens for determining the causes of childhood pneumonia in resource-poor settings: findings ...

New data are suggesting faster and less comprehensive forms of sputum collection may be available to help clinicians diagnose tuberculosis. Luis E. Cuevas, MD, and colleagues at the Liverpool School ...

Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], March 22 (ANI): The 100 Days TB Elimination campaign launched on December 7, last year nationwide and in Meghalaya has accelerated TB detection, treatment and awareness.

Blantyre District Environmental Health Officer, Innocent Mvula has expressed excitement over community sputum collection which has significantly improved from 75 in 2023 to 89 percent in 2024.

While the recognition of innovations such as point-of-care diagnostics is heartening, the bigger picture must not be lost sight of which is that TB is a disease of inequality ...

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 ...

Lung cancer has the highest mortality of all cancers. The aim of this study was to examine DNA hypermethylation in sputum and validate its diagnostic accuracy for lung cancer. Currently, lung cancer ...

The QDX TM HealthID service works with MicroGenDX test kits, which allow for easy collection of saliva samples San Marcos, TX, July 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QDX HealthID Incorporated, a ...

Cladosporium is a genus of ubiquitous environmental fungi that has been reported to induce asthma and colonize the airways of both healthy and asthmatic individuals. A study presented at the CHEST ...