title: Application of new technology to the detection, identification, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of mycobacteria.
abstract: Mycobacteria are reemerging as important causes of human disease. The increase in mycobacterial infections has prompted the development of more rapid and efficient ways of detecting and characterizing mycobacteria in the clinical microbiology laboratory. Methods currently in use or under development include more sensitive methods of direct detection, improved techniques for culture, identification, and susceptibility testing, and the use of nucleic acid probes for identification and epidemiologic typing. Broad application of rapid and sensitive methods for detection and characterization of mycobacteria are essential if we are to limit the spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) and provide optimal care for patients infected with TB or other Mycobacterium species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pfaller
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D015342:DNA Probes; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D015342:DNA Probes