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Blood Tests for Active TB Not Accurate or Cost-Effective

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Use of serological tests in India resulted in more years of healthy life lost to premature death and illness, more secondary infections, and more false-positive diagnoses of TB, compared to the use of microscopic sputum smear analysis or culture.

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Tags: Infection, Tuberculosis, Disease and Condition, Lab Test, Mortality

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