COVID-19: NCDC to use ‘tuberculosis machines’ for increased testing

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COVID-19: NCDC to use ‘tuberculosis machines’ for increased testing
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The Nigeria Centre for Diseases Control (NCDC) has disclosed that modifying GeneXpert instruments will be part of their new testing strategy for COVID-19. According to the NCDC, the machines are being used in various states,\u201cas first line testing for tuberculosis diagnosis.\u201d They will now be adopted with specially designed cartridges recently approved by the United

The Nigeria Centre for Diseases Control has disclosed that modifying GeneXpert instruments will be part of their new testing strategy for COVID-19.

They will now be adopted with specially designed cartridges recently approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration.

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