Press Release
Project Overview Antrum Biotech, a healthcare innovations company dedicated to acquiring, developing and commercialising novel diagnostic platforms for infectious diseases, announces the launch of IRISATM-TB, an immuno-suspension assay for diagnosis […]
Rapid diagnosis of TB meningitis is imperative and a biomarker-based test is needed: We need to move beyond detecting the bacilli to combat TBM mortality!
Background CNS infections are a leading cause of HIV-related deaths in sub-Saharan Africa, but causes and outcomes are poorly defined. We aimed to determine mortality and predictors of mortality in […]
Inadequate diagnostics: the case to move beyond the bacilli for detection of meningitis due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) meningitis is extremely difficult to diagnose due to its pauci-bacillary disease nature and new techniques are needed. Improved test sensitivity would allow for greater clinician confidence in diagnostic [...]
