A numerical study of the effect of the geometric profile of the needle point in the stress distribution of the skin during penetration of the cannula is presented. Here the curvature of the tip is ...

PCBA testing is a critical step in PCBA manufacturing. The continuous increase in requirements related to costs, delivery times, precision, quality and traceability determines the reduction to the ...

The drugs, sutezolid and delpazolid, have demonstrated strong antimicrobial activity and a notably better safety profile ...

A new credit card-sized tuberculosis (TB) test, requiring no electricity, could revolutionize detection in HIV hotspots by closing long-standing diagnostic gaps.

Tuberculosis is the leading cause of death among those with HIV worldwide. Now, Tulane University researchers have developed a new handheld TB test that significantly improves detection in people with ...

Tulane University researchers developed a beetle-inspired TB test that enhances accuracy and speed for HIV patients in low-resource settings. Read more.

The new device delivers results in about 4 hours, compared to the IGRA, which takes 24 hours, and a common TB skin test, which can take between two and three days for a diagnosis.

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

The skin test misses an average two out of every 10 TB positive cattle. \ Donal O'Leary Replacing the TB skin test with mandatory blood testing across all herds is not the solution to worsening TB ...

A meta-analysis of the evidence for the effect of BCG vaccination on tuberculin skin testing in subjects without active tuberculosis was therefore performed. Methods: Medline was searched for English ...