The Elecsys IGRA TB test runs on Roche’s cobas immunoassay systems.

THE tuberculin test has recently been given a major A place in the case-finding programs of tuberculosis-control agencies. Its use as a screening method before x-ray examination in groups with a low ...

The Elecsys IGRA TB test expands global access to tuberculosis infection testing, advancing progress toward the World Health ...

Roche’s Elecsys IGRA TB test receives CE Mark to identify tuberculosis infection: Basel Friday, July 10, 2026, 13:00 Hrs [IST] Roche announced that its Elecsys IGRA TB test has ...

Researchers in the UC Davis Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine have created a new tuberculosis blood test that can detect the active, infectious form of the disease. The discovery enables ...

WITHOUT going into a lengthy discussion on the significance of a positive skin reaction to tuberculin and its limitations, it is fair to state that few laboratory tests are as satisfactory and as ...

Healthcare workers should be tested for tuberculosis (TB) when they are hired and should be retested only after an occupational exposure, according to new guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease ...

BANGKOK, Thailand — Doctors from Indonesia and Pakistan have called on nations to expand their testing capabilities for ...

The following scenario emphasizes the necessity of creating a wheal while administering the Mantoux test. A 46-year-old Asian man who recently immigrated to the United States was seen for routine ...

Suggested Citation: "Appendix B The Tuberculin Skin Test." Institute of Medicine. 2001. Tuberculosis in the Workplace. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10045. “Tuberculins” ...