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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.

Decline in U.S. Tuberculosis Rates Slows: CDC

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HealthDay
20 March 2015

South Africa: Pledge to turn tide in the war on TB

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Times Live
17 February 2015

PHE and NHS England launch joint £11.5m strategy to wipe out TB in the UK

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Public Health England press release
19 January 2015

Xpert TB Takes Twice Longer Than Standard TB Test In HIV+ Of Durban

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International AIDS Society
9 December 2014

Mass TB Tests 'Would Save Billions'

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Business Daily
31 March 2014

South Africa Battles Drug-Resistant TB

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Inter Press Service
12 March 2014

GLOBAL: Xpert MTB/RIF Test Quickly Detects TB and Resistance to Rifampicin

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CDC National Prevention Information Network
23 January 2014

Pros and cons of high-tech TB testing

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IRIN
30 October 2013

A Rapid, Paper-Based Diagnostic Test for Tuberculosis

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Science Daily
8 October 2013