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The textbook presents modern ideas about the laboratory diagnosis of tuberculosis, taking into account the achievements of leading international experts. It provides materials on the organisation of laboratory work, staff training, requirements for laboratory premises, equipment, ensuring an adequate level of biological and occupational safety, and quality control of laboratory work. It covers culture methods of examination on dense and liquid media, procedures for acceptance, registration and processing of diagnostic material, microscopy of material samples, sowing techniques, incubation, recording of results, differentiation and identification of mycobacteria. Methods of determining the sensitivity of mycobacteria to drugs and quality control of these studies are presented. The book contains appendices and a colour insert illustrating the textual material.

For organisers and specialists of bacteriological laboratories of the TB service of Ukraine, students of medical institutions of higher education, phthisiologists, researchers and teachers who deal with the problems of diagnosis and treatment of patients with tuberculosis.