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We are improving the lives of others and impacting the healthcare of millions of patients through translating world class research. Our expertise is in developing rapid diagnostic tools for respiratory and infectious diseases.
Introducing our flagship product IRISA™-TB, an innovative new assay for the faster, simpler diagnosis of extra-pulmonary Tuberculosis.
Innovative products that have a lasting impact on how we diagnose and control disease
IRISA™-TB
Rapid testing for pleural TB and other forms of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis
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Comparative Utility of Cytokine Levels and Quantitative RD 1 Specific T Cell Responses for Rapid Immunodiagnosis of Tuberculous Meningitis.
Patel VB, Singh R and Dheda K et al.
Diagnostic accuracy of ascitic fluid IFN γ and Adenosine Deaminase Assays in the diagnosis of tuberculous ascites.
Sharma SK, Tahir M, Mohan A, et al.
Diagnostic accuracy of quantitative PCR (XPERT MTB/RIF) for tuberculosis pericarditis compared to adenosine deaminase and unstimulated IFNγ in a high burden setting: a prospective study.
Pandie et al . 2014. BMC Medicine vol.12:p101.
Utility of quantitative T cell responses versus unstimulated IFNγ for the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis. Dheda et al. 2009. European Respiratory Journal vol.34:p1118.
Same day tools, including Xpert Ultra and unstimulated IFN γ, for the rapid diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis. Meldau et al. 2019. Journal of Clinical Microbiology (JCM00614 19).
Comparison of same day diagnostic tools including GeneXpert and unstimulated IFN γ for the evaluation of pleural tuberculosis: a prospective cohort study.
Meldau et al. 2014. BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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