A diagnosis of latent TB infection is made if a person has a positive test result but a medical evaluation does not indicate TB disease. Treatment should be considered in individuals with latent TB ...

New options for testing and treating some of the most common sexually transmitted diseases are becoming available.

A revolutionary new medical test highlighted in a study in Nature Medicine could transform infection diagnostics forever. This new metagenomic sequencing test can detect a broad range of ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is urging consumers to avoid certain consumer testing products. Each of the recalled tests was manufactured by Universal Meditech, Inc., or UMI. According to a ...

A genomic test developed by researchers to rapidly detect almost any kind of pathogen -- virus, bacteria, fungus or parasite -- has proved successful after a decade of use. A genomic test developed at ...

A simple blood test can tell doctors when it is safe to stop antibiotics in patients recovering from sepsis, a review led by ...

Some antibiotics stop bacteria from growing without actually killing them, allowing infections to return later. Scientists at ...

With Covid-19 cases up across the country, many people are once again relying on home tests to guide decisions about going to work and sending their kids to school and other activities. A lot of those ...

A cutting-edge genetic test can rapidly detect and identify almost any kind of disease-causing microorganism in the human body, whether it's a virus, bacteria, fungus or parasite, researchers say.

Preliminary experiments suggest that a new test could diagnose bacterial infections that cause sepsis days faster than conventional approaches, with potentially lifesaving consequences. When you ...

In the final report of a three-part series published last year about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on nursing homes, the Office of the Inspector General found “monumental and ongoing staffing ...