Tuberculosis bacteriology, priorities and indications in high prevalence countries: position of the technical staff of the Tuberculosis Division of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Publication year:2005

Keywords:Bacterial diseases, Mycobacterial diseases, Tuberculosis, Case detection, Laboratory diagnosis, Sputum smear microscopy, Acid-fast bacilli, Culture, Quality assurance, Drug resistance, Monitoring, Surveillance, Drug sensitivity testing, IUATLD, Developing countries