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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.

Towards Lab-Free Tuberculosis Diagnosis

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MSF
23 August 2011

Inexpensive microcalorimeters can quickly detect TB

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News-Medical-Net
17 August 2011

Improving TB diagnosis in India: What will it take?

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Science Speaks
4 April 2011

KENYA: Stepping up paediatric TB diagnosis

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IRIN Plus News
24 March 2011

South Africa: Poor Response to TB and HIV

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AllAfrica
24 March 2011

The BCG World Atlas a world first in the fight against tuberculosis

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Eurekalert Medicine & Health
22 March 2011

A research agenda for TB

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Science Speaks
16 March 2011

ZAMBIA: How to build a TB lab in a shipping container

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IRIN Plus News
2 February 2011

ZAMBIA: Better health comes in containers

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IRIN Plus News
27 January 2011

WHO recommends against inaccurate tuberculosis tests

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The Lancet
10 January 2011

Strip to detect HIV, TB to come to India soon

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The Statesman
6 January 2011

TB, HIV target out of reach, says study

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Sowetan
14 December 2010

TB in India: a deadly misdiagnosis

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New Yorker
9 November 2010

One-hour TB test "must be affordable" for poor countries

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IRIN Plus News
20 September 2010

UK scientists devise 'one-hour test' for TB

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BBC
17 September 2010