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Technology Playing Crucial Role in Early Diagnosis of Tuberculosis

Sachin C Narwadiya

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RFP Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics 9(2):p 127-130, July-December 2024. | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/rfpjbb.2582-3558.9224.4

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Narwadiya SC. Technology playing crucial role in early diagnosis of tuberculosis. RFP J Bio Biophy. 2024;9(2):127-30.

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Received : November 11, 2024         Accepted : December 25, 2024          Published : December 30, 2024

Abstract

Tuberculosis is a deadly disease that has hovered humanity for numerous decades. It’s caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis(TB) exploration and invention are critical to achieving global TB targets that will help reduce TB prevalence and TB- related deaths. The WHO End Tuberculosis Strategy, espoused in 2014, envisages a 17 periodic decline in global TB prevalence between 2025 and 2035, compared to a reference line of 2 annually in 2015 and 20 in 2016. It’s conceded that achieving the unknown decline from 2025, it’ll bear significant technological advances, similar as the development of new TB vaccines that can be used both ahead and after infection by 2025.” Progress in exploration and invention” is the third pillar of the final TB law.


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Narwadiya SC. Technology playing crucial role in early diagnosis of tuberculosis. RFP J Bio Biophy. 2024;9(2):127-30.


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Received Accepted Published
November 11, 2024 December 25, 2024 December 30, 2024

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/rfpjbb.2582-3558.9224.4

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DiagnosisTuberculosisXpert MTB/ RIFTechnology

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