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Article: Fed: research shows benefit in Aust blood test for TB
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- AAP General News (Australia)
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- November 29, 2001
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AAP General News (Australia)
11-29-2001
Fed: research shows benefit in Aust blood test for TB
BRISBANE, Nov 29 AAP - An Australian-developed blood test to detect TB maybe an improvement
over the century-old skin test in detecting latent disease, research suggests.
The test, which has been available in Australia for the past five years, has now been
approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.
Melbourne-based medical diagnostic company Cellestis Limited said one advantage of
the test was that it only required a single patient visit.
"The trouble with the skin test is that the patient has to return two to three days
later to see if there is a result and 30 per cent of people just ...