Researchers develop new TB test that will dramatically cut diagnosis time

Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 12:14 in Health & Medicine

Researchers from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and The University of Pittsburgh have developed an onsite method to quickly diagnose tuberculosis (TB) and expose the deadly drug-resistant strains that can mingle undetected with treatable TB strains. This study will be published in PLoS ONE, a peer-reviewed online journal from the Public Library of Science.

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