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There are several ways to test for tuberculosis (TB), including sputum smear microscopy (examining a sample of phlegm under a microscope), the culture test (growing bacteria from a sample), the tuberculin skin test (known as Mantoux or PPD), a blood test called interferon gamma release assay (IGRA), X-rays and scans.

TB transmission & prevention

New UK guidance points the way to tackling tuberculosis among hard-to-reach groups

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NICE press release
26 March 2012
Tuberculosis & HIV

Childhood tuberculosis a “hidden epidemic”

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IRIN Plus News
22 March 2012
TB diagnosis

Inaccurate TB blood tests commonplace in many TB high-burden countries

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Science Speaks
3 February 2012
TB diagnosis

TANZANIA: Good results in programme to boost TB detection

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IRIN PlusNews
1 February 2012
TB diagnosis

New Tests for Latent TB May Be Unreliable in Pregnancy

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Medscape (requires free registration)
22 December 2011
TB diagnosis

Molecular Test for TB Works Best Combined With Sputum Smear

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Medscape (requires free registration)
22 December 2011
TB diagnosis

Discordance among commercially-available diagnostics for latent TB infection

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Eurekalert Inf Dis
9 December 2011
TB diagnosis

UK: New tuberculosis cases fall by 5%

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Press Association
6 December 2011
TB diagnosis

Tuberculosis breakthrough as scientists get funds for 'electronic nose'

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The Guardian
8 November 2011
TB diagnosis

NanoLogix Technology Delivers Live Tuberculosis (TB) Detection Results in a Revolutionary 4 Days versus Traditional 21 Days

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Business Wire (press release)
2 November 2011
TB transmission & prevention

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Door-to-door outreach cuts TB prevalence

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IRIN Plus News
1 November 2011
TB diagnosis

Study finds community counseling reduced the prevalence of TB on a budget

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Eurekalert Medicine & Health
30 October 2011
TB diagnosis

New WHO recommendations on use of commercial TB Interferon-Gamma Release Assays (IGRAs) in low- and middle-income countries

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WHO
25 October 2011
TB diagnosis

Engaging Indian industry in TB diagnostic innovations

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Science Speaks
26 September 2011
TB diagnosis

UK: Mobile TB units good value for money, study finds

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GP
14 September 2011
TB diagnosis

Towards Lab-Free Tuberculosis Diagnosis

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MSF
23 August 2011
Drug-resistant TB

SOUTH AFRICA: Shortage of drug-resistant TB treatment looms

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IRIN Plus News
22 August 2011
TB diagnosis

Inexpensive microcalorimeters can quickly detect TB

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News-Medical-Net
17 August 2011
TB diagnosis

Cepheid fares well with sales of rapid TB test in developing countries

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Science Speaks
9 August 2011
TB diagnosis

New TB drug-resistance test shows promise but needs investment for those diagnosed to be cured

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Eurekalert Inf Dis
26 July 2011
TB diagnosis

WHO says widely used blood tests to detect tuberculosis unreliable, ‘dangerous’ to patients

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Washington Post
19 July 2011
TB transmission & prevention

Research offers simpler, effective treatment option for latent TB infection

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US CDC
16 May 2011
Drug-resistant TB

Know your epidemiology: one lesson of many for GeneXpert roll-out

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Science Speaks
16 May 2011
TB diagnosis

Improving TB diagnosis in India: What will it take?

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Science Speaks
4 April 2011