TY - JOUR T1 - Tuberculosis prevention must integrate technological and basic care innovation JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J SP - 1529 LP - 1531 DO - 10.1183/13993003.01449-2016 VL - 48 IS - 5 AU - Paul H. Mason AU - Tolu Oni AU - Maarten M.J.W. van Herpen AU - Anna K. Coussens Y1 - 2016/11/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/48/5/1529.abstract N2 - Albert et al. [1] advocate for a multipronged approach in rolling out new diagnostic technology for tuberculosis (TB), stating “diagnostic tests alone, if not implemented with a comprehensive package of accompanying tools and within the context of a strengthened health system, may fail to demonstrate the expected benefit”. This is a lesson learned from those who have walked this path before us; one should not be too complacent to ignore basic strategies in the face of escalating technological advances in our field.Without societal, lifestyle and dietary innovations, new technologies will be ineffectual in stopping tuberculosis http://ow.ly/IgY3303bgdU ER -