A new nanozyme-powered TB test improves detection in people with HIV, offering rapid, electricity-free diagnosis via a beetle-inspired chip.

When tested against the traditional IGRA blood test (Interferon-Gamma Release Assay), the ASTRA detected TB in HIV-infected individuals with 87% specificity compared to IGRA’s 60%, while also ...

A portable diagnostic device that uses a beetle-inspired chemical reaction has shown improved detection of tuberculosis in ...

IGRA is a test performed in only some super specialty hospitals and pathology labs and is more expensive than the current TST test costing close to Rs.2,500. You may also like to read: ...

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Ten who did not receive such therapy (median IGRA value, 0.42 IU/mL; range 0.35–10 IU/mL) repeated the IGRA test 1 to 6 months later, and 8 of them had negative results. 1 2.

Joint educational initiative to focus on Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) benefits for healthcare providers // Updated U.S. CDC guidelines mandate IGRA testing for individuals aged 2 and ...

We also introduced the IGRA test two years back in Latur, Osmanabad, Kolhapur, Pimpri-Chinchwad and Aurangabad but it failed due to poor lab facilities,” said Dr Bhalerao.

Current tuberculosis infection tests struggle to detect the disease in those with HIV. A common co-infection, HIV can hide TB ...

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