The T.B. Tests that you can do at home.

how to diagnose T.B. in remote places,where we have 

no reach of paramedics,labs ?

NO NEED OF MICROSCOPE & OTHER LAB FACILITIES.

a naturally produced TB protein known as BlaC to create an efficient detection method that uses a simple fluorescent molecule.

a light-emitting diode and a couple of filters. The faint light emitted can be captured by a mobile-phone camera, making it easy to share with clinicians — no complex lab equipment required.

Superfast TB test slashes waiting time

Infection with tuberculosis can be diagnosed easily and accurately in less than two hours.

Xpert MTB/RIF relies on real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology, which generates thousands to millions of copies of a piece of DNA, to amplify the DNA of the TB bacterium. The process is mostly automated, reducing contamination of the sample, and does not need much equipment, giving it great potential for use in resource-poor clinics in the developing world. It can be carried out by technicians with minimal training. The test is based on a platform developed by the US government to detect the anthrax bacterium (Bacillus anthracis); FIND began developing it for TB in 2005.

The new test not only identifies TB in 98% of cases, but also detects resistance to rifampicin, a first-line TB drug.

sputum microscopy or the smear test, has changed little since it was invented more than 125 years ago, and misses more than half of all cases. Furthermore, the technique neither identifies drug resistance, nor detects TB in those also infected with HIV.