17 Oct, 2024

ICMR’s top research institute developing sputum-free tests for diagnosing TB

EN Obtain phlegm specimen for testing is very difficult. With those who are most impossible to be diagnosed, they are most at risk of severe illness, said Dr. Padmapriyadari.Tuberculosis is diagnosed by detecting bacteria in phlegm. But in blood-based biomarkers, scientists are looking at how TB bacteria affect the host’s immune system, Dr. Subash Babu, […]

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