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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2001, p. 1969-1971, Vol. 39, No. 5
0095-1137/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.5.1969-1971.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Use of Recommended Laboratory Testing Methods among Patients with Tuberculosis in California

Steffi Kellam,1,dagger Lisa Pascopella,1,* Edward Desmond,2 Arthur Reingold,3 and Daniel P. Chin1,Dagger

Tuberculosis Control Branch1 and Division of Mycology and Mycobacteriology,2 California Department of Health and Human Services, and University of California at Berkeley School of Public Health,3 Berkeley, California 94704-1011

Received 27 November 2000/Returned for modification 22 January 2001/Accepted 26 February 2001

This study assessed the extent to which laboratory methods recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were used in tuberculosis testing of patients in California in 1998. While recommended methods were used for most patients, there was room for improvement by hospital and independent non-health maintenance organization laboratories.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: California Department of Health Services, Tuberculosis Control Branch, 2151 Berkeley Way, Rm. 608, Berkeley, CA 94704-1011. Phone: (510) 540-3585. Fax: (510) 849-5269. E-mail: Lpascope{at}dhs.ca.gov.

dagger Present address: 155 Primrose La., Fredericksburg, TX 78624.

Dagger Present address: World Health Organization, 100600 Beijing, China.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2001, p. 1969-1971, Vol. 39, No. 5
0095-1137/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.5.1969-1971.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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