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  • Medical diagnostics
  • Infectious disease research
  • Public health

Background:

  • Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant global health challenge, with a substantial number of cases going undiagnosed and unreported annually.
  • The rise of drug-resistant TB further complicates diagnosis and treatment efforts.
  • Conventional diagnostic methods are often slow and lack sensitivity, hindering timely intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review recent advancements in TB diagnostic technologies.
  • To highlight research efforts towards developing point-of-care triage tests for TB.
  • To discuss the potential of these innovations for TB elimination in India.

Main Methods:

  • Review of scientific literature on TB diagnostic advancements over the past 15 years.
  • Analysis of new technologies such as liquid culture, line probe assays, and cartridge-based nucleic acid amplification tests.
  • Examination of research progress in point-of-care diagnostic solutions.

Main Results:

  • Significant progress has been made in diagnostic accuracy and speed with new molecular and culture-based methods.
  • Despite advances, challenges persist in cost, accessibility, and implementation, particularly in resource-limited settings.
  • Ongoing research is focused on developing rapid, affordable, and accessible point-of-care tests.

Conclusions:

  • New diagnostic tools have improved TB detection and drug resistance profiling.
  • Achieving accurate, affordable, and accessible TB diagnosis remains critical for global TB control.
  • Point-of-care tests are essential for TB elimination, especially in underserved regions like rural India.