Although many countries are driving their stop TB strategies, TB still remains a major public health concern, especially in the developing nations. One of the main reasons is multidrug resistance cases and HIV associated TB cases. Current diagnostic tools are costly, time-consuming and cannot predict the multidrug-resistant TB. In this regard, a study was conducted to determine the sensitivity and specificity of the new TB diagnostic assay. This study was undertaken in one of the healthcare centers in India as well.
This article provides an overview of this new diagnostic assay. Despite widespread implementation of WHO to stop TB strategy, TB remains a major public concern, especially in the developing nations. There are about 310,000 multidrug-resistant cases of which only 60000 cases were diagnosed and put on other treatment. One of the main reasons for poor TB detection is the…
