In children and HIV patients, it is very difficult to get the sputum sample. No matter how sensitive, or accurate, the sputum test is, it can only serve about 60 to 65% of the patient population ...

More than 10 million people develop tuberculosis (TB) each year, yet about 40% go undiagnosed. The main culprit is reliance on sputum-based testing, which many patients—particularly those who are ...

The test also showed high sensitivity in detecting TB in respiratory (93%), pediatric stool (83%) and adult spinal fluid samples (93%). With children, HIV patients and those with extrapulmonary TB ...

The Xpert MTB/Ultra molecular diagnostic test for stool samples, until now recommended only for children, could be established as an additional test for diagnosing tuberculosis in adults living with ...

Dr. Tony Hu, originally from China, came to the United States in 2012 for his master's in chemistry and his doctorate in biological engineering at the University of Texas in Austin. After two years in ...