TB tests use phlegm — not the easiest thing to get or work with. It takes time for results. And there can be false negatives and positives. A... Long a dream, it's now real: a fast and accurate TB ...

Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it's resistant to the ...

That has been the question for nearly 150 years, when Dr. Robert Koch first identified the rod-shaped bacterium that causes tuberculosis. This serious respiratory illness is currently the world’s ...