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Updated Guidelines for the Use of Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests in the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis
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Recommended citation: Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Updated Guidelines for the Use of Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests in the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis . 2009. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5801a3.htm?s_cid=mm5801a3_e.
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2009
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These updated guidelines, from a process initiated by the CDC and the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), for the use of nucleic acid amplification (NAA) tests for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) recommend that NAA testing be performed on at least one respiratory specimen from each patient with signs and symptoms of pulmonary TB for whom (a) a diagnosis of TB is being considered but has not yet been established and (b)the test result would alter case management or TB control activities, such as contact investigations.
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