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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 diagnosis

Xpert MTB/RIF for those with HIV; the importance of considering equity

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PLoS Blogs (blog)
23 November 2012
TB diagnosis

Xpert test for TB could help prevent deaths in southern Africa, but at substantial cost

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Eurekalert Inf Dis
21 November 2012
TB diagnosis

MSF: Standard TB test failing to detect the disease in children 93% of the time

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Médecins Sans Frontières press release
16 November 2012
Drug-resistant TB

MSF: Implementation of new test increases drug-resistant TB diagnosis while shortening treatment initiation time

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Médecins Sans Frontières press release
15 November 2012
TB transmission & prevention

Risk of recurrence of active TB is high for people with HIV

News
22 October 2012
Drug-resistant TB

Capacity to diagnose M/XDR-TB strengthened across Europe

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WHO Europe
19 October 2012
TB diagnosis

As multidrug-resistant tuberculosis continues to spread, new efforts to coordinate TB detection and treatment hold promise

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TB Alliance
17 October 2012
TB treatment

20 million lives saved through TB care and control

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WHO
17 October 2012
HIV testing programmes & uptake

South Africa: Taking HIV Testing to Homes

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allAfrica.com
20 September 2012
TB diagnosis

Symptom Screening Can Miss TB in HIV Patients on ART

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Medscape (requires free registration)
17 September 2012
TB transmission & prevention

HIV and TB in Practice: Moving towards combination TB prevention

News
6 August 2012
TB diagnosis

Determine LAM urine antigen TB test is highly cost-effective for use in hospitalised people living with HIV

News
27 July 2012
TB diagnosis

HIV and TB in Practice for nurses: TB symptom screening and linking to diagnosis and care

News
16 July 2012
TB diagnosis

HIV and TB in Practice for nurses: active TB case finding

News
9 July 2012
TB diagnosis

UNITAID approves US$ 30 million for innovative project to roll out ground-breaking tuberculosis test at reduced cost

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UNITAID
14 June 2012
TB diagnosis

Menssana research develops rapid point-of-care breath test for pulmonary tuberculosis

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Menssana press release
1 June 2012
TB diagnosis

New laboratory tests to enhance TB diagnosis: Microscopy, LAM and Xpert MTB/RIF used as a drug resistance test

News
25 May 2012
TB diagnosis

UK: New pre-entry TB screening for visa applicants

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BBC News
23 May 2012
Health problems & ageing

HIV and TB in Practice for nurses: non-communicable diseases, HIV and TB

News
18 May 2012
Global health initiatives

UNITAID seeks innovative HIV, TB and malaria proposals

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Science Speaks
16 May 2012
Tuberculosis & HIV

Ministers endorse declaration set to pave the way to zero TB deaths among miners in Southern Africa

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Stop TB Partnership
14 May 2012
TB diagnosis

Strengthening TB laboratory capacity to support active case finding

News
14 May 2012
TB diagnosis

WHO TB diagnostics may prevent more deaths than standard of care

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International AIDS Society
9 May 2012
Experiences of stigma

People with TB and HIV in South Africa face a double stigma

News
27 April 2012