title: The diagnostic laboratory as clinical consultant: public health implications.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Macher
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Goosby
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011786:Quality Control; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial