Diagnostics (TB)

State Labs Outpacing Nonstate Facilities

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, March 31st, 1997

Adequate funding and focused training are critical in maintaining state-of-the-art mycobacteriology laboratories, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

"Public health mycobacteriology laboratories must be maintained as state-of-the-art diagnostic facilities if the ultimate goals of controlling and eliminating TB are to be realized," researcher Maxine M. Denniston and colleagues wrote ("Contrast of Survey Results Between State and a Cohort of Nonstate Mycobacteriology Laboratories: Changes in Laboratory Practices," Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 1997;35(2):422-426).

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Source: TB and Outbreaks Week (1997-03-31)

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