Devising an inexpensive, quick tuberculosis test for developing areas
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 - 14:02
in Health & Medicine
Tuberculosis (TB) is a highly infectious disease and a major global health problem, especially in countries with developing health care systems. Because there is no fast, easy way to detect TB, the deadly infection can spread quickly through communities. Now, a team reports in ACS Sensors the development of a rapid, sensitive and low-cost method for detecting the disease in resource-limited areas.