Tuberculosis: Laboratory Diagnosis

Overview

Journal Clin Lab Med

Specialty Pathology

Date 2012 Jun 26

PMID 22726994

Citations 3

Authors

Camilla Rodrigues

Viral Vadwai

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Abstract

Delay in laboratory diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) is a major obstacle in TB control programs. There is an imperative need for scale-up of peripheral health care laboratories with conventional and molecular technologies for rapid and reliable diagnosis of TB. A cost-effective diagnostic algorithm for rapid diagnosis of TB should be implemented and followed, thereby reducing cost burden on patients.

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