Phage Based Diagnostics

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Actiphage® TB diagnostic finds live mycobacterium tuberculosis in the blood of people with incipient TB

April 23, 2022

A clinical trial of Actiphage, a promising new diagnostic for tuberculosis infection, has shown for the first time that live bacteria can be detected in the blood of people with incipient TB infection.

Actiphage® TB diagnostic finds live mycobacterium tuberculosis in the blood of people with incipient TB

April 23, 2022

A clinical trial of Actiphage, a promising new diagnostic for tuberculosis infection, has shown for the first time that live...

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Could Actiphage provide rapid TB test in sub-Saharan Africa?

March 23, 2022

Sub-Saharan Africa is devastated by TB disease. Zambia, has a high TB/HIV burden – 59,000 people developed TB in 2020 and 15,000 died. There is a critical need for a non-sputum based rapid test for diagnosing TB disease.

Could Actiphage provide rapid TB test in sub-Saharan Africa?

March 23, 2022

Sub-Saharan Africa is devastated by TB disease. Zambia, has a high TB/HIV burden – 59,000 people developed TB in 2020...

developers of phage-based diagnostics

PBD Biotech Ltd
Link House, Elm Farm Park,
Great Green, Thurston,
Suffolk IP31 3SH,
United Kingdom

Registered Company Address
Ingenuity Centre,
University of Nottingham,
Innovation Park, Triumph Rd,
Nottingham NG7 2TU,
United Kingdom

T: 01359 231856
info@pbdbio.com

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Health Protection Scotland has launched a consultation on bovine tuberculosis diagnostic testing - but only the skin test? Why not the use of a blood test, pre-movement to keep Scotland OTF status by detecting early infection? @P_H_S_Official @BritishVets

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Johne's Disease is a ticking time bomb in the dairy herd, now Actiphage provides a pre-breeding blood test to stop its transmission. We explain the relevance of new research that proves the link between mycobacteria in the blood and the development of TB

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Delighted to be taking our Actiphage tuberculosis blood test to Zambia, in a collaborative project with @ZambartResearch, @LSHTM, @LeicResearch The aim is to test its sensitivity in a real world setting. #Tuberculosis #EndTB #InvestToEndTB