title: What is the appropriate use of the rapid diagnostic tests for tuberculosis?
authors.affiliation: University of California San Diego (UCSD) Medical Center 92103-8374, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Catanzaro
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D013997:Time Factors; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration
chemical_list: D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic