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Landscape and Language of Molecular Diagnostics for TB Drug Resistance
Author:
Association of Public Health Laboratories, Association of Public Health Laboratories, APHL
Publication Date:
2017
Format:
Training
Language:
English
How to Access this Material:
HTML: http://www.aphl.org/programs/infectious_disease/tuberculosis/TBLandscapeAndLanguage/story.html
HTML: http://www.aphl.org/programs/infectious_disease/tuberculosis/TBLandscapeAndLanguage/story.html
Abstract
This online course is designed to provide TB control staff, clinicians, and nurses a brief overview of basic principles of molecular technology and test platforms used for molecular testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis as a basis for understanding how mutations are associated with drug resistance and what reporting language might be used to describe resistance results.Publisher:
Association of Public Health Laboratories
Audience(s):
Health Professionals, Lab Personnel
Topic:
MDR TB, Diagnosis- Laboratory Procedures
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