A finger-prick blood test breakthrough may enable early TB detection and identify high-risk individuals before disease develops.
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Finger-prick blood test may spot active tuberculosis early and predict who develops disease
2% % Household contact TB risk
Misses Early And Hidden Disease Limitation of current screening
Symptom-Based Screening And Sputum Testing Current detection approach
Many Infections Only Identified After Progression patients missed by current screening