TB TEST
September 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALLA NEW DNA test has been developed which can detect tuberculosis in two to three hours; Professor Mike Barer from Leicester University used the results from the decoding of the mycobacterium tuberculosis bacterium genome to look for markers that could be used to detect the germ.Previous testing methods could take weeks to provide results, and they were sometimes inaccurate; notably they can give false-positive results in people who have been given the anti-TB BCG vaccine. Prof Barer said: "It's the beginning of the pay-off in genetic technology for ...
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