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| | UK Nurses Reject Introduction Of 115-Year-Old Tuberculosis (TB) Test |
 | | While the UK is reverting to one of the world's oldest diagnostic tests, the US has issued new TB detection guidelines, advising that a simple, one-step blood test, can be used in all circumstances under which the traditional tuberculin skin test is currently used. |
 | | Ed Vaizey, Conservative MP for Wantage, the constituency in which Oxford Immunotec are based says, 'Over a year ago the Department of Health announced their TB Action Plan, which set out new measures to tackle and ultimately eliminate tuberculosis in England, stating that accurate diagnosis through the use of modern laboratory techniques, is essential. |
 | | However, by bringing back the Mantoux skin test they are essentially acting directly against the claims they make in their own Plan. |
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