4 Topic Commentaries

India, and its Diagnostic Influence

India, and its Diagnostic Influence

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  Krishan Lal, M.Sc., Ph.D.

  Physics/Materials Science; Science leadership

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  Indian National Science Academy

  The diagnosis of TB is no longer a death warrant,

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  Prakash N. Tandon, M.B.B.S., M.S.

  Neurosurgery

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  Indian National Science Academy

  The lack of quick, accurate, and inexpensive tests for drug-resistant TB hampers treatment,

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  David Dowdy, MD, PhD

  Infectious Disease Epidemiology

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  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

  Microscopic analysis of sputum for TB is cheap and widely available, but misses half of all TB cases,

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  Madhukar Pai, MD, PhD

  Global Health; Tuberculosis Diagnostics

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  McGill University

  “Unfortunately, we still do not have an accurate point-of-care test for TB, as we have for infections like HIV or malaria. The WHO policy strongly encourages future research to develop novel or improved serological tests,”

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