LABORATORY DIAGNOSTICS OF TUBERCULOSIS
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the most pressing health problems due to the high morbidity and mortality from this infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis . The article discusses the main methods of laboratory diagnostics of tuberculosis: microscopy, culture methods, molecular methods and immunological tests. Each of the methods has unique advantages and disadvantages. The emphasis is on the need for a comprehensive approach to diagnostics, which will improve the quality of treatment and control the spread of the disease. Particular attention is paid to the prospects for the development of molecular diagnostics as an effective tool in the fight against tuberculosis.
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