A new liquid chromatographic method for the identification of tuberculosis and other mycobacterium species

High performance liquid chromatography was used to identify different mycobacterium species isolated from clinical specimens.The main focus of the study was to develop a fast, cost effective and reliable analysis method that could be used in a clinical diagnostic environment on a daily basis.This research was a first for South Africa, and is currently successfully applied in private pathology laboratory for the management of mycobacterial diseases.