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Microscope image of yellow-stained TB bacteria

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2010

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Microscope image of yellow-stained TB bacteria

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Smear microscopy, the most widely used diagnostic test for TB, reveals yellow-glowing TB bacteria in a patient's sputum. Scientists have developed a new automated TB test that's faster and more accurate than current diagnostic tests

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Ronald W. Smithwick, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Smear microscopy, the most widely used diagnostic test for TB, reveals yellow-glowing TB bacteria in a patient's sputum. Scientists have developed a new automated TB test that's faster and more accurate than current diagnostic tests
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NIH Research Matters

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Microscope image of yellow-stained TB bacteria