DR-TB: urgent need to respond to growing global crisis

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/ November 13, 2012
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The data, presented at the 43rd annual Union World Conference on Lung Health in Kuala Lumpur, was collected from 25 MSF projects in 14 countries over a nearly 18-month period.

New TB test

It shows an overall 50 percent increase in laboratory-based diagnosis of TB using Xpert MTB/RIF compared to the TB test still most commonly used, sputum smear microscopy, with a high variability across projects (increase in lab confirmation ranged from 10 percent to 115 percent).

The Xpert MTB/RIF test, which provides results within two hours, also detects whether a person’s TB strain is resistant to one of the primary TB drugs, rifampicin.

To read more click here.

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DR-TB: urgent need to respond to growing global crisis

by Health-e News, Health-e News
November 13, 2012

<h1>DR-TB: urgent need to respond to growing global crisis</h1>
<p class="byline">by Health-e News, Health-e News <br />November 13, 2012</p>
<p>The data, presented at the 43rd annual Union World Conference on Lung Health in Kuala Lumpur, was collected from 25 MSF projects in 14 countries over a nearly 18-month period. </p>
<p>New TB test  </p>
<p>It shows an overall 50 percent increase in laboratory-based diagnosis of TB using Xpert MTB/RIF compared to the TB test still most commonly used, sputum smear microscopy, with a high variability across projects (increase in lab confirmation ranged from 10 percent to 115 percent). </p>
<p>The Xpert MTB/RIF test, which provides results within two hours, also detects whether a person's TB strain is resistant to one of the primary TB drugs, rifampicin.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.msf.org.uk/articledetail.aspx?fId=DR_TB_Treatment_20121112" target="_new">To read more click here.</a></p>
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