Xpert Ultra test for diagnosing TB now included in Cochrane Review
Tuberculosis (TB) causes more deaths globally than any other infectious disease and is a top 10 cause of death worldwide.
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Deadly drug-resistant TB a ‘blinking red’ global threat
Deadly, drug-resistant tuberculosis—as lethal as Ebola and tough to treat in even the best hospitals—is a “blinking red” worldwide threat,
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With treatment of people living with HIV, TB at risk, Medecins Sans Frontieres urges Global Fund to make policy changes urgently
In order to avoid drug stock-outs and quality issues, MSF called on the Global Fund Board and Secretariat to urgently
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New TB test could save hundreds of thousands of children: scientists
Scientists on Thursday unveiled a revolutionary way of screening children for tuberculosis, which they say will prevent hundreds of thousands
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UN agrees global plan to battle TB ahead of first-ever summit
UN member-states on Friday agreed on a global plan to step up the fight against tuberculosis, the world’s number one
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