TB rates in parts of London are as high as in Sub-Saharan Africa

Dr Josie Bryant appeared on London Live to discuss a new technique developed by a UCL to reduce the time to examine tuberculosis strains in patients.

The disease rates in some parts of London are as high as in Sub-Saharan Africa, and drug-resistant strains are becoming increasingly common.

Dr Josie Bryant, who works in the Division of Infection & Immunity at UCL, is also a member of UCL-TB.

Dr Josie Bryant appeared on London Live to explain the breakthrough in identification of strains of TB following a publication in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

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