A rapid molecular test kit has been invented to detect both TB and multi-drug resistant TB in just 90 minutes. The test kit is the size of a microwave.
The findings of the study were published in the medical journal The Lancet. The study was carried out simultaneously in India’s Christian Medical College and in countries like Peru, South Africa, the Philippines and Uganda.
The test was conducted on 6648 patients of which 1033 were found to be TB positive. At present the microscopy test is prevalent which takes three days to detect TB.
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