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Test detects TB bacteria in children long before disease occurs

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Abstract

Because it can be difficult to detect tuberculosis in young children, the disease may be dangerously advanced by the time it's diagnosed. A new blood test, however, is claimed to detect the presence of TB-causing bacteria up to a year before the disease itself occurs. [cite: 481, 482]
Key Data

  • Publication Date
    18 May 2021
  • Primary Author
    Ben Coxworth
  • Source
    New Atlas
  • Language
    English
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