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New rapid molecular test for TB can simultaneously detect resistance to first- and second-line drugs (post)
-- Xpert® MTB/XDR cartridge enables expanded drug-resistance profiling in less than 90 minutes
-- Used to empower clinicians to quickly prescribe treatment regimens for multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) and extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB), the test could help fill a critical gap that is currently jeopardizing global TB targets
New artificial intelligence resource center for TB diagnosis (post)
20 July 2020, Geneva, Switzerland- The Stop TB Partnership and the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) today launched an online resource center of computer-aided detection (CAD) products for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB): www.ai4hlth.org.
Framework for the evaluation of new tests for tuberculosis infection (post)
29 July 2020 | GENEVA - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Stop TB Partnership’s New Diagnostics Working Group (NDWG) launched today a framework for the evaluation of new tests for tuberculosis infection. The document provides details on study design, populations, reference standards, sample size calculation and data analysis to guide the future development of these tests.
Webinar on resistance testing for second-line TB drugs (post)
RESIST-TB and the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease will host a webinar on 24 September 2020 to discuss the availability of and challenges to resistance testing for second-line drugs, including the new and repurposed TB drugs.
Oxford Immunotec announces FDA clearance of the T-SPOT®.TB test for use in pediatrics over the age of two (post)
The T-SPOT.TB test is now the only interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) cleared for use in children ages two and upwards in the United States.
Can repurposing masks to detect child TB work? (post)
MANILA — A pilot study in India found the potential use of masks in detecting the presence of tuberculosis in children. If proven in further large-scale, multisite studies, researchers are hoping this could contribute to better childhood TB diagnosis, which remains a huge challenge globally.
TB screening needed for methotrexate users in at-risk locales (post)
ATLANTA, November 06, 2020 — 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 methotrexate who live in areas where the highly infectious illness is common. Methotrexate users who also take corticosteroids or other immunosuppressant therapies are at particular risk and need adequate TB screening (abstract #0223).
Smartphone image analysis OK for TB diagnosis (post)
Tuberculosis diagnosis based on cellphone camera photos of chest-rays appeared accurate enough to be of use in resource-poor areas, researchers reported at the virtual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.
WHO announces forthcoming updates on the systematic screening for TB (post)
7 December 2020 | GENEVA: In a Rapid Communication issued today, the World Health Organization (WHO) is announcing a number of updates to its forthcoming guidance on the systematic screening of tuberculosis (TB) disease. This will help national TB programmes, public and private healthcare providers, funders and other stakeholders to prepare for the changes that will be introduced when the new guidelines are released in early 2021.
UNACCEPTABLE: Ten years since the introduction of a TB rapid molecular test – but still only one in seven people in need of a rapid test have access (post)
Geneva, Switzerland, 11 December 2020 - Only one in seven people in need of being tested for tuberculosis (TB) receive a rapid diagnostic test despite the fact that the first rapid molecular test for TB has now been in existence for a decade. As the GeneXpert test marks its 10th anniversary this week, the Stop TB Partnership calls for an emergency expansion of the use of rapid molecular diagnostics to ensure the speedy and efficient diagnosis of TB for all those that need it.
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