The present work focuses on the diagnosis of TB covering all its possible ways. Content ranges
from clinical diagnosis which is the first instance in approaching tuberculosis until the
gold standard microbiological and molecular diagnostic tools which are useful due to its speed
and high sensitivity. Additionally diagnosis of latent TB infection which is key feature to
controlling TB under a public health perspective is also addressed. This book is intended to
be a quick and useful reference for the diagnosis of TB being of special use for clinicians
pulmonologists and microbiologists but also to every professional professors and students
involved in research and practice on TB diagnosis. In addition it is intended to be of
interest to professionals all over the world but especially in countries with high TB
endemicity where the proper diagnosis of TB is a topic of major importance.
