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Tuberculosis
New tuberculosis study findings reported from M. Doherty and co-authors
June 23rd, 2009
According to recent research from Copenhagen, Denmark, "Purpose of review Every year, over 8 million people develop tuberculosis and nearly 1.8 million die from it, despite extensive vaccination and drug treatment programmes. It is increasingly recognized that the diagnosis of tuberculosis, which relies heavily on century-old techniques, is one of the weakest links in the chain of tuberculosis control, hampering not just treatment but also the development of new drugs and vaccines." "As a result, recent years have seen the initiation of large-scale studies aiming to identify biomarkers of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease. This review discusses initial...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-06-23)
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