A new rapid test for tuberculosis (TB) could substantially and cost-effectively reduce TB deaths and improve treatment in southern Africa—a region where both HIV and tuberculosis are common—according to a new study by Harvard School of Public researchers. “This test is one of the most significant developments in TB control options in many years,” said lead author Nicolas Menzies, a PhD candidate in health policy at Harvard School of Public Health. “Our study is the first to look at the long-term consequences of this test when incorporated into routine health programs.” The study appeared online November 20, 2012 in PLOS Medicine. The study will be available after the embargo lifts here: http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.1001347
