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Medical science has made great strides in fighting TB, but reducing poverty is the best way to end this diseaseFor many years it took three days to diagnose patients with TB. Three sputum smears were examined under a microscope to confirm the diagnosis. Then, in 2001, there was a series of anthrax attacks ...
Here is another substantial technology contribution from Carl Zeiss to the battle against infectious diseases: Primo Star iLED, the new tuberculosis test microscope. Primo Star iLED is the ...
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Essential and common tests for Tuberculosis diagnosisTuberculosis (TB) remains a significant ... sputum samples with special dyes to detect acid-fast bacilli (AFB) under a microscope. While rapid and inexpensive, sputum smear microscopy has limited ...
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