UPV researchers develop rapid sensor for detecting active tuberculosis

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Washington, Apr 21 (Latin Press) Scientists developed a sensor that opens a new path for the rapid, selective and cheap detection of the presence of active tuberculosis, one of the main public health problems on a global scale. The post They develop biosensor that detects active tuberculosis quickly first appeared on Noticias Prensa Latina.

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A team from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) has developed a new fluorescent biosensor that opens a new path to the rapid, selective and cheap detection of the presence of active tuberculosis. The device identifies the presence of a protein secreted by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes the disease, and offers results in just 60 minutes, much less than conventional methods -for example, microbiological cultivation…