Tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment under uncertainty [Medical Sciences]

In 2017, 1.6 million people worldwide died from tuberculosis (TB). A new TB diagnostic test—Xpert MTB/RIF from Cepheid—was endorsed by the World Health Organization in 2010. Trials demonstrated that Xpert is faster and has greater sensitivity and specificity than smear microscopy—the most common sputum-based diagnostic test. However, subsequent trials found...
Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Social Sciences Source Type: research