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Dr. Roach: Positive T-SPOT blood test brings result of latent tuberculosis

Dear Dr. Roach: I had a tuberculosis (TB) skin test for my new job in May, and it was negative. They did a blood test in July. I have a question about a positive T-SPOT blood test for TB. They did a ...
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Revvity Gets FDA Approval For Automated Latent Tuberculosis Test

(RTTNews) - Revvity, Inc. (RVTY), Wednesday said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Auto-Pure 2400 liquid handling platform with the T-SPOT. tuberculosis (TB) test. "The ...
Medscape

Contribution of Interferon Gamma Release Assays Testing to the Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in HIV-infected Patients

Background: Diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is the most effective strategy to control tuberculosis (TB) among patients with HIV infection. The tuberculin skin test (TST ...
Business Wire

Revvity Unveils a New Era of Automated Tuberculosis Testing

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Revvity, Inc. (NYSE: RVTY) today announced the launch of the Auto-Pure 2400 liquid handler from Allsheng for use with the T-SPOT.TB test. The Auto-Pure 2400 platform ...
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PerkinElmer’s Oxford Immunotec Receives U.S. FDA Approval for T-Cell Select to Automate Clinically Superior Tuberculosis Detection

T-Cell Select reagent kit simplifies the T-SPOT.TB test laboratory workflow through automation expanding access to the most sensitive latent TB test on the market The T-Cell Select reagent kit allows ...
Medical Xpress

New test identifies active, infectious form of tuberculosis

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 ...
News Medical

PerkinElmer’s Oxford Immunotec receives U.S. FDA approval for T-cell select to automate clinically superior tuberculosis detection

PerkinElmer’s (NYSE: PKI) Oxford Immunotec today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of the T-Cell Select™ reagent kit for the automation of its T-SPOT ®.TB test ...