A portable molecular test, MiniDock MTB, detected pulmonary tuberculosis rapidly and accurately across seven high-burden ...

The MiniDock MTB could expand access to molecular testing in peripheral health centers ...

Your doctor may use an acid-fast bacteria (AFB) stain test to see if you have a lung disease like tuberculosis (TB). In addition to showing tuberculosis, an AFB stain can also show if you have another ...

SAN JOSE , CA, UNITED STATES, February 5, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — OptraSCAN ®, a digital pathology company integrated with AI-enabled diagnostics, today ...

A new research published in The New England Journal of Medicine developed a portable molecular testing system for ...

New Delhi: For over a century, tuberculosis was diagnosed using a sputum sample, a microscope and a trained eye. But smear microscopy was a blunt tool, with barely 50% sensitivity, missing one in two ...

What was tested: Researchers evaluated the MiniDock MTB molecular diagnostic in seven high-burden countries using sputum and tongue swab samples. How it performed: The test achieved up to 86% ...

Overall, the MiniDock MTB test represents a promising advancement in TB diagnostics, particularly for settings where sputum ...

An international study found the portable MiniDock MTB tuberculosis test, using sputum or tongue swabs, matched the accuracy of leading lab-based diagnostics and met World Health Organization ...