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"Contrast of Survey Results Between State and a Cohort of Nonstate Mycobacteriology Laboratories: Changes in Laboratory Practices."
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, March 3rd, 1997
According to the authors' abstract of an article published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology, "Based on the recommendations of a 1992 conference on tuberculosis, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established programs for upgrading mycobacteriology laboratories by providing them with monies and focused training. In 1991, state public health laboratories were surveyed to determine the methods they were using for primary Mycobacterium tuberculosis testing and their turnaround times for reporting testing results. A similar survey of nonstate laboratories participating in the National Laboratory Training Network-sponsored, M. tuberculosis-focused training...
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