Tuesday, October 22, 2024 Promising Method of Tuberculosis Detection Could Improve Diagnoses Across the Globe Scanning electron micrograph of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, which cause TB (circular foreground image; bacteria is colorized red) and a PET/CT scan of a person with TB (inflammation in red) in a patient's lungs (background image). NIAID researchers and collaborators developed a method to detect tuberculosis (TB) in animal lungs using a PET scan and a novel tracer specific for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes TB. As discussed in Nature Communications, promising preclinical results support the evaluation of the method in clinical trials. The study authors note that the method could be an effective and accessible tool to diagnose TB across the globe, if it is shown to have similar safety and accuracy at identifying TB in people. Learn More National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases  |  National Institutes of Health

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