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Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis (TB): is an contagious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but can also affect other parts of the body.
APR 30, 2019 | 8:00 AM
DATE: April 30, 2019TIME: 8:00am PDTIumour-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) are of increasing interest as a resource of diagnostic biomarkers. However, most EV assays require large...
SEP 12, 2018 | 6:00 AM
The WHO has set ambitious targets for eliminating TB in low-incidence countries such as the US and Canada. While it’s true that the majority of TB cases in these settings arise from rea...
FEB 07, 2018 | 9:00 AM
Tuberculosis (TB) is the No.1 cause of death due to a single infectious agent in the world today. According to the global report from World Health Organization, one third of world population...
NOV 09, 2017 | 12:00 PM
QuantiFERON TB (QFT) was the first interferon gamma release assay (IGRA) utilizing whole blood stimulation as a test for TB infection, gaining FDA approval in 2001. Subsequently there have be...
AUG 31, 2017 | 7:00 AM
DATE: August 31, 2017TIME: 7:00am PT, 10:00am ET, 4:00pm CETA tuberculosis (TB) vaccine consisting of a recombinant fusion protein (referred to as H4) combined with a novel sy...
JUN 27, 2017 | 8:00 AM
DATE: June 27, 2017TIME: 8:00am PT, 11:00am ETThe purpose of this study is to identify genetic variants that influence cellular responses, and patterns of M.tb infection and growth in h...
DEC 16, 2014 | 8:00 AM
Single-cell analysis is one of the most rapidly growing fields in biomedical research that is significantly expanding our understanding on the biologic characteristics of various diseases. F...
NOV 09, 2017 | 12:00 PM
QuantiFERON TB (QFT) was the first interferon gamma release assay (IGRA) utilizing whole blood stimulation as a test for TB infection, gaining FDA approval in 2001. Subsequently there have be...