WHO’s New NPOC TB Test Could Transform Global Diagnosis Efforts Rapid near-point-of-care molecular tests using tongue swabs can help end TB, enabling diagnosis and treatment to begin within hours on the same day.

New for #WorldTBDay: An innovative rapid test using tongue swabs can greatly aid the struggle vs TB - #nPOC or near point-of-care testing, boosted by the #Gates Foundation and #WHO

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WHO’s New NPOC TB Test Could Transform Global Diagnosis Efforts Rapid near-point-of-care molecular tests using tongue swabs can help end TB, enabling diagnosis and treatment to begin within hours on the same day.

New for #WorldTBDay: An innovative rapid test using tongue swabs can greatly aid the struggle vs TB - #nPOC or near point-of-care testing, boosted by the #Gates Foundation and #WHO
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WHO’s New NPOC TB Test Could Transform Global Diagnosis Efforts Rapid near-point-of-care molecular tests using tongue swabs can help end TB, enabling diagnosis and treatment to begin within hours on the same day.

New for #WorldTBDay: An innovative rapid test using tongue swabs can greatly aid the struggle against TB - #nPOC or near point-of-care testing, boosted by the #Gates Foundation

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