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WHO Updates Recommendations to Improve Access to Rapid MDx Tests for TB, Drug-Resistant TB
The WHO recommended moderate-complexity, automated nucleic acid amplification test for the initial detection of TB and resistance to rifampicin and isoniazid.
Rockefeller Foundation Funds Global Pathogen Sequencing With $20M, Forms Collaborations
The funding and alliances mark the first step in the foundation's establishment of a pandemic prevention institute, which will collaborate with similar efforts elsewhere.
Roche Cobas HIV, Hepatitis C Tests Nab WHO Prequalification
Prequalification from the World Health Organization indicates that products meet high quality standards and are safe for their intended use.
WHO Finds High Diagnostic Accuracy in Three Classes of MDx Technologies for TB Testing, Resistance
The findings stem from a recent meeting of a WHO Guideline Development Group convened to address challenges with TB diagnosis and related drug-resistance.
Researchers are hoping to make the technology a success for the environment and human health while avoiding the biases that resulted from the debate over GMOs.