Use of the Amplified Mycobacterium tuberculosis Direct Test in a Public Health Laboratory.

The article cites a study which founded the use of the Amplified Mycobacterium tuberculosis Direct Test (MTD) in a Public Health Laboratory. It evaluated the accuracy and impact of MTD on clinical decisions in a public health with the use of mycobacterial culture. It determined that MTD was accurate and has detected more than half of the smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis cases in the public health setting.