If you have experienced tuberculosis (TB) exposure or have symptoms, Medicare may cover a purified protein derivative (PPD) test. If you don’t have symptoms and haven’t experienced TB exposure, ...

Researchers in the UC Davis Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine have created a new tuberculosis blood test that ...

World Tuberculosis Day is celebrated on March 24 every year to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social ...

Medicare may cover the costs of a purified protein derivative (PPD) test if a person has symptoms or has been exposed to tuberculosis (TB). If not, Medicare will likely deny coverage as it would ...

The likelihood that an average person in the United States will be exposed to tuberculosis (TB) is low, but if you think you’ve been exposed to the bacteria that causes this infection, it’s important ...

Skin tuberculosis is just one of the ways that this bacterial infection can affect your body. While less contagious than some types of tuberculosis, it can still be spread from person to person. Skin ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that attacks the lungs, though it can affect almost any body area. Two types of tests can identify a TB infection, but how often you should get a ...

A new study published in the journal Scientific Reports says that for the first time a vaccine has been created against bovine tuberculosis that can be given without affecting the ability to diagnose ...

The purified-protein-derivative (PPD)-based tuberculin skin test (TST) that is most commonly used to detect latent tuberculosis infection is dependent on normal T-cell function. Patients with ...