Practical and Laboratory Diagnosis of Tuberculosis

Guadalupe García-Elorriaga • PhD in National School of Biological Sciences, National Institute Politecnico, Mexico City. • Full-time Associate Researcher “B”. National Health Institute, Mexico. • Sub-committee member of the Tuberculosis Clinic of Pediatrics, National Center of Epidemiological Surveillance and Disease Control, Department of Epidemiology, Mexico. • Member of Research and Bioethics Committee of the Hospital of Infectious Diseases, CMNR. • Member of the Academic Committee for the Validation of Specifications of Reactive Single Professional Certification Exam for Clinical Chemists (eUCP-QC). • Member of Editorial Board of World Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2011-2015. Guillermo del Rey Pineda • M. Sc in National School of Biological Sciences, National Institute Politecnico, Mexico City. • Research in Medical Sciences “C”. National Health Institute. , Mexico. • Head of Virology Laboratory, Children's Hospital of Mexico "Federico Gomez", 1997 to 2005; Head of Laboratory Immunology, National Institute of Perinatology, 1986 to 1997. • Member of the Local Research Committee, Central Blood Bank, CMNR IMSS, 1993-2006. • Scientific Advisor, Central Blood Bank, CMNR IMSS, 1993. • Recognition of scientific productivity, IMSS, 1997.

• Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 Clinical Diagnosis.- Chapter 3 Bacteriologic Diagnosis.- Chapter 4 Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests.- Chapter 5 TB Infection.

"This 75-page book is a concise treatise on the laboratory diagnosis of tuberculosis. ... If you want a quick read to get up to speed on current practice, this is the book to get. If you already have a basic foundation of knowledge in how to diagnose tuberculosis, this book will likely be too simplistic and superficial for you." (Valerie L. Ng, Doody's Book Reviews, December, 2015)