Faster Detection Of Multidrug-Resistant TB

There is a new tool in the arsenal to fight multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB): a rapid diagnostic test that can function in high-burden settings such as public health clinics. MDR-TB is increasingly on the rise, and spreads most rapidly through vulnerable communities that are already riven by HIV and poverty.

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Filed under: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses on April 2nd, 2008