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 ...
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 ...
A same-day, streamlined strategy for the diagnosis of tuberculosis, requiring a single sputum sample, proved accurate and feasible in a setting where the disease is endemic, according to data ...
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 ...
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 ...
SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--bioAffinity Technologies, a privately held company focused on early diagnostics and cancer therapeutics, announced publication in the peer-reviewed Journal of Visualized ...
Aiming to improve the treatment for cystic fibrosis (CF), researchers at Caltech have created new tool for visualizing infections in the lungs. The buildup of thick mucous called sputum in the lungs ...