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Mycobacteriology Laboratory Manual

This laboratory manual references best practices from the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI), the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) MGIT Procedure Manual, and laboratory procedures from the National Institutes of Health TB Research Unit, as well as biosafety recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Information in the manual includes standardized procedures related to sputum collection, handling, analyses, and reporting.

Audiences:
Lab Personnel
Author:
Global Laboratory Initiative, GLI
Focus Area:
TB
Subjects:
Diagnosis- Laboratory Procedures
Publication Date:
2014
Format:
Manual
Last Updated Date:
Publication ID:
33876