New TB Diagnostic Test on Horizon?

By |2010-09-29T08:49:41-07:00September 29th, 2010|Preparedness, Prevention|

One of the major challenges for global control of tuberculosis is that the current diagnostic tests are very slow and can require significant laboratory infrastructure.  The tests are particularly difficult to manage in developing countries and are more complicated for folks with HIV.  It’s also difficult to test for drug sensitivity.   The challenge is that [...]