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December 06, 2024
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WHO endorses new test for tuberculosis

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has endorsed a new test for tuberculosis (TB) to fasten efforts to eradicate one of the deadliest and dangerous infectious disease. The test is called Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra and uses analysis of molecules to detect genetic markers and presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that causes TB, in the saliva […]