title: Issues facing TB control (5.1). (b). Diagnostic issues: molecular technology in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Laboratory Service Mycobacterium Reference Unit, Dulwich Public Health Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine, London.
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Drobniewski
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting / Q000379:methods; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics*; D005821:Genetic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology / Q000379:methods; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial