Extensively drug-resistant (XDR-TB) strains have been detected in at ... have the advantage of detailed protocols and prepared test kits, but are more expensive. In-house techniques are cheaper ...

Wyandotte County is currently facing the largest outbreak of tuberculosis in United States, state officials say. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reports 67 active infections of the ...

tuberculosis strain in the presence of a single ... Furthermore, until now there have been no commercially available test kits for second-line drugs, making these tests more error-prone due ...