Every year approximately 300 people in BC are diagnosed with active tuberculosis (TB) disease.[1] To establish effective treatment, isolation precautions, and public health responses, a rapid and accurate diagnosis of TB is required. The definitive diagnosis of TB requires laboratory confirmation of M. tuberculosis in a clinical specimen.
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