New tuberculosis diagnostics and rollout

Early detection and effective treatment are crucial for tuberculosis control, but global case detection rates remain low. The diagnosis of paediatric and extrapulmonary disease is problematic and there are, as yet, no rapid screening tests to assist active case finding in the community. Progress has...

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Published in:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Ruth McNerney, Jane Cunningham, Pamela Hepple, Alimuddin Zumla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-03-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S120197121500017X