April 3, 2003 — ELISPOT, an enzyme-linked immunospot that detects T cells specific for Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens, promises to be a major advance in screening for tuberculosis (TB ...

Active tuberculosis (TB) ... The ELISpot test is then able to distinguish between LTBI and active TB by comparing the frequencies of TB-specific T-lymphocytes in the blood versus in the lung.

Sept. 26 -- FRIDAY, Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) -- A new test can rapidly identify active tuberculosis in people who've had negative sputum tests, say European researchers. In about half of all ...

Doctors can determine that a patient does not have tuberculosis with 99% accuracy when using the new blood test, ELISpot-Plus, in conjunction with a skin test known as tuberculin skin testing ...

ELISPOT was positive in 17 individuals, including two newborns, and ELISPOT results were significantly correlated with three of four predefined measures of tuberculosis exposure.

The ESAT-6 ELISPOT assay results were more strongly correlated with intensity of exposure to tuberculosis than were TST results. In contrast with the skin test, ELISPOT results were independent of ...

A new blood test known as ELISpot is 1.5 times better at spotting tuberculosis ... Tuberculosis is an infectious bacterial disease which typically attacks the lungs and affects about 9.2 ...

A recently introduced blood test can reveal which patients may develop active tuberculosis much more precisely than the 100-year old TB skin test, according to a new study published today in the ...

Ex-vivo enzyme linked immunospot (ELISPOT) tests for TB could prove useful for detecting latent TB infections in resource-limited settings with a high prevalence of HIV according to two studies ...

Tuberculosis is spread by small infectious droplets in the air. A TB patient may emit these droplets by coughing, singing and potentially from regular breathing that occurs during sleep or resting.