Nature

Combining tuberculin skin test with follow-on interferon gamma release assay markedly improves screening of household contacts

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...
News Medical

New study finds interferon-γ release assays more effective than skin tests in predicting tuberculosis

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers compared the performance of tuberculin skin test (TST) and interferon-γ release assays (IGRAs) in predicting tuberculosis (TB). Study: ...
Medscape

Validated Assay Can Test for Interferon Activity in Pediatric Inflammatory Diseases Using Biomarkers

CHICAGO — The use of a clinically validated flow cytometry test can assess type 1 and type 2 interferon activity in children with various pediatric inflammatory diseases to evaluate and monitor their ...
Business Wire

bioMérieux Announces the CE Marking of TB IGRA ® Test on VIDAS

MARCY L’ETOILE, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: Today marks World Tuberculosis (TB) Day and bioMérieux (Paris:BIM), a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, announces the CE ...
EurekAlert!

Recombinant fusion ESAT6-CFP10 immunogen as a skin test reagent for tuberculosis diagnosis in children and adolescents: An open-label, randomized, multicenter phase III trial

Flowchart of all participants. TB: tuberculosis; T-SPOT.TB: interferon-gamma release assay; TST: tuberculin skin test; C-TST: creation tuberculin skin test; PTB: pulmonary tuberculosis; EPTB: ...
FiercePharma

Qiagen teams with International Panel Physicians Association for tuberculosis screening awareness

Medical testing company Qiagen is joining forces with the International Panel Physicians Association (IPPA) to boost awareness around tuberculosis testing. Qiagen currently markets the QuantiFERON-TB ...