South Africa is trialling a cheap, portable TB test that costs a third of the current standard. But the new test can't detect drug-resistant TB, raising questions about how much diagnostic accuracy a ...

THERE are numerous vital reasons that indicate the importance of diagnosing tuberculosis in the minimal stage. The results of sanatorium treatment and follow-up analyses many years after discharge ...

WITH the increased emphasis on the x-ray film as a means of diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis, less and less has appeared in current literature about possible diagnostic errors. In spite of the fact ...