[News Feed] Blood-based TB Test Matches Up To Old Skin Test In Study Among Health Workers In India

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A UC Berkeley-led study has found that a new blood-based tuberculosis (TB) test is as useful as the traditional tuberculin skin test in a head-to-head matchup between the two methods of detecting latent infection. The results of the study, to be published in a special June 8 issue in JAMA, mean that switching to the more expensive blood test may not be necessary for people in India.

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