NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM MANUAL …
Section 2.2. Diagnosis of tuberculosis disease 18 DEFINITION OF TERMS 18 POLICIES 19 PROCEDURES20 A. Collection and transport of sputum specimens 20 B. Procedure for Xpert MTB/RIF 22 C. Procedure for smear microscopy 22 D. Decision on diagnosis based on laboratory results 23 E. Decision on further testing based on result of Xpert MTB/RIF 26
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