Development, testing and introduction of new diagnostic tools for tuberculosis [electronic resource] / Mark Perkins.
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FilmSeries: Henry Stewart talksBiomedical & life sciences collection. Tuberculosis: Publisher: London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2014Description: 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (35 min.) : color, sound)Subject(s): Biochemical markers | Tuberculosis -- Diagnosis | Tuberculosis -- Epidemiology | Biomarkers | Tuberculosis -- diagnosis | Tuberculosis -- epidemiology | Tuberculosis -- microbiology | Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant -- prevention & controlOnline resources: Click here to access online | Series Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.
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Contents: Tuberculosis: current diagnostics tests -- Microscopy diagnosis in endemic countries -- The important distinction between smear negative and smear positive patients -- Introduction of DOTS -- Limitations of DOTS -- TB notification in Zambia -- HIV and TB -- Drug resistant TB -- TB is a poverty associated disease -- The role of FIND in developing new diagnostic tests for TB -- Changes in TB testing from 2004 to 2010 -- Novel testing methods for TB -- The role of WHO endorsements for new tests -- The Xpert assay -- Identification of biomarkers for TB.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.