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NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TESTING (NAAT) WHAT IS A …
www.health.pa.govJul 26, 2019 · If the NAAT and AFB smear are both positive, presume the patient has TB and begin anti-TB treatment while awaiting the culture results. If the NAAT is positive and the AFB smear negative, the clinician should be highly suspicious of active TB but use clinical judgement whether to begin anti-TB treatment while awaiting the culture results.
Chapter 8 Community Tuberculosis Control
www.cdc.govreporting of AFB smear results, culture results, and results of drug-susceptibility tests to the clinician and health department. Laboratory services should also be available to provide monitoring of bacteriologic response to therapy. Laboratory services should be …
Appendix B. Tuberculosis (TB) risk assessment worksheet
www.cdc.govAFB smears Culture using liquid media (e.g., Bactec, MB-BacT) Culture using solid media _____ Drug-susceptibility testing Other (specify) NAA testing _____ Does the laboratory at your health-care setting or the reference laboratory used by your health-care …
Official American Thoracic Society/Infectious Diseases ...
www.thoracic.orgAFB smear positive or Hologic Amplified MTD positive and who meet one of the following criteria: (1) have been treated for tuberculosis in the past, (2) were born in or have lived for at least 1 year in a foreign country with at least a moderate tuberculosis incidence (≥20 per 100 000) or a high primary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
CHAPTER 8 LABORATORY SERVICES - WHO
www.who.int• Sputum send-out for smear microscopy (or on-site acid fast bacilli (AFB) smear microscopy) • Sputum send-out for culture and drug susceptibility testing Malaria diagnostics (if in endemic area): • Peripheral blood smear (PBS) preparation and smear microscopy or • Rapid test to detect and discriminate between Plasmodium falciparum and ...
AFB Smear Microscopy - APHL
www.aphl.orgAFB Microscopy •Examination of smears is a rapid, convenient and inexpensive test •All types of specimens can be evaluated –sputum, tissue, body fluids, …
Veterinary Specimen Advice Form
www.dpi.nsw.gov.auCultur Culture - Paenibacillis larvae (AFB) M Maedi Cultur M. hyopneumoniae Smear e Cultur Neospora Newcastle Disease PCR Nitrate/Nitrite Strip T Johne's TEST(S) REQUESTED: I would like to discuss a diagnostic plan/testing requirements with a veterinary pathologist . Note: This is not a comprehensive list of available
Guideline: Laboratory Diagnostic Tests and Interpretation
www.health.nsw.gov.auAFB culture : 1-10 AFB/mL . 90% of smear positive samples become culture positive within 10-14 days : Culture-based identification of mycobacteria . Mycobacteria are fastidious microorganisms and are cultured in a nutrient -rich medium, while