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There are several ways to test for tuberculosis (TB), including sputum smear microscopy (examining a sample of phlegm under a microscope), the culture test (growing bacteria from a sample), the tuberculin skin test (known as Mantoux or PPD), a blood test called interferon gamma release assay (IGRA), X-rays and scans.

New TB skin test safe, easy to use

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Healio
24 May 2016

Unlikely perk of prison life: Free, speedy TB treatment

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Mail & Guardian
12 January 2016

Scientists use breakthrough DNA technology to diagnose cases of TB faster

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University of Oxford press release
7 December 2015

London areas have higher TB than Iraq

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BBC Health
27 October 2015

Decline in U.S. Tuberculosis Rates Slows: CDC

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HealthDay
20 March 2015

South Africa: Pledge to turn tide in the war on TB

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Times Live
17 February 2015

PHE and NHS England launch joint £11.5m strategy to wipe out TB in the UK

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Public Health England press release
19 January 2015

Xpert TB Takes Twice Longer Than Standard TB Test In HIV+ Of Durban

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International AIDS Society
9 December 2014