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A better tool to diagnose tuberculosis

April 9, 2012
Up to 30 percent of the world's population is infected with tuberculosis, but in many areas of the world, TB diagnosis still relies on insensitive, poorly standardized, and time-consuming methods. A new diagnostic tool, endorsed by the World Health Organization, may change that. Dr. Thomas Bodmer shows how it's done in the Journal of Visualized Experiments. Read more
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