herd turning - ntca

G'day,

Very Big News - just released.

The US NTCA (National Tuberculosis Controllers Association) has just released a position statement coming out enormously in favour of the adoption of CSTs QuantiFERON TB test to replace the incumbent TST test throughout the USA.

"NTCA Position Statement on diagnosing latent TB infection



26th January 2005

The National Tuberculosis Controllers Association (NTCA) of the United States has issued a position statement on the use of FDA-approved in vitro diagnostics for the diagnosis of latent TB infection. QuantiFERON is currently the only such test. The NTCA has commented that it supports advances that are scientifically sound and technically superior, and has enumerated the various problems of the tuberculin skin test (TST or Mantoux) that combine to make the TST "...a frustrating test for patients and providers and have led to recommendations that are often poorly followed, accepted, or understood". The NTCA believes that "Blood assays done in vitro are likely to be the test of choice for most or all populations in the future".


To read the full position statement go to www.cellestis.com and look at the "latest news" links.

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