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Mycobacterium Tuberculosis: Assessing Your Laboratory Abstract This resource presents a method of assessing and updating laboratory procedures to assist in detecting TB early by reducing lab turnaround time for reporting positive smear, culture, identification, and susceptibility results. This is an updated version of the original tool developed in 1995. Publisher Association of Public Health Laboratories 2025 M St NW Ste 550 Washington, DC 20036 Main Phone: (202) 822-5227 http://www.aphl.org Publication Date 2009 Author Association of Public Health Laboratories Edition 2009 Edition Format Online Resource Physical Description Online Resource. Language English Country of Origin United States Audiences Health Professionals, Lab Personnel Document URL HTML: http://www.aphl.org/aphlprograms/infectio us/tuberculosis/pages/tbtool.aspx PDF: http://www.aphl.org/aphlprograms/infectio us/tuberculosis/Documents/Mycobacteria_TuberculosisAssessingYourLaboratory.pdf Topic Diagnosis, Diagnosis- Laboratory Procedures, Guidelines, Policies, and Protocols, Multidrug-Resistant TB Notes The tool is available online exclusively and there are no hard copies in distribution although a pdf of the content is available on the website. To order this material, contact the Organization in the Available From field. To view this material online, click the link in the Document URL field. Disclaimer: The information on the TB Education and Training Resources Web Site is made available as a public service. Neither the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nor the National Prevention Information Network endorses the organizations, Web sites, and materials presented. It is the responsibility of the user to evaluate this information prior to use based on individual, community, and organizational needs and standards.