Geneva, Switzerland—The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Thursday it had given first-ever green light to a test for tuberculosis—a disease which killed 1.25 million people last year.
Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra, produced by US-based molecular diagnostics company Cepheid, "is the first test for TB diagnosis and antibiotic susceptibility testing that meets WHO's prequalification standards," the UN health agency said.
WHO prequalification aims to ensure that key health products meet global standards for quality, safety...
Geneva, Switzerland—The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Thursday it had given first-ever green light to a test for tuberculosis—a disease which killed 1.25 million people last year.
Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra, produced by US-based molecular diagnostics company Cepheid, "is the first test for TB diagnosis and antibiotic susceptibility testing that meets WHO's prequalification standards," the UN health agency said.
WHO prequalification aims to ensure that key health products meet global standards for quality, safety...
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