Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis is a serious public health threat in India. Often, it takes months before doctors are even able to pick up on the fact that an individual with the infection has been afflicted with a multi-drug resistant strain. Researchers at one of the Indian Firms, based out of Bommasandra in Bengaluru, have come up with a groundbreaking technique which will allow for drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis to be detected.
Using ‘SPIT SEQ’, a Whole Genome Sequencing based test, doctors can now obtain a detailed analysis of the mutations which are present in a tuberculosis bacteria. Drug resistance can also be detected which will allow doctors to prescribe an individual the medicine which will treat their particular strain rather than spend a month attempting treatment via trial and error, to discover which medication can be used in a particular individual. “SPIT SEQ…
