Xpert TB Test More Effective Than Traditional Detection Methods, Study Shows
Center for Global Health Policy’s “Science Speaks”: Large-scale study underscores value of routine Xpert testing on TB, MDR-TB case finding
Antigone Barton, senior editor and writer of “Science Speaks,” discusses the findings of a recently published study conducted in India showing the Xpert molecular TB test is more effective than traditional microscopic testing at detecting the bacteria and determining whether the strain is drug resistant (5/26).
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