Molecular Testing in Tuberculosis

The TBPod

Molecular testing in Tuberculosis (TB) is broad and complex. Dr Andrew Burke and Dr Chris Coulter discuss the utility/ advantages of Ultra GeneExpert, different types of line probe assays and WGS/ NGS in the future. Dr Chris Coulter uses his expertise to explain these diagnostic tools for physicians, nurses, policy makers and public health professionals.

Dr Chris Coulter is a Microbiologist, the Chair of TB Expert Advisory Group for Tuberculosis in QLD, and the Director of the Queensland Mycobacterium Reference Laboratory.