# Commission Decision of 28 April 2008 amending Decision 2002/253/EC laying down case definitions for reporting communicable diseases to the Community network under Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2008) 1589) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/426/EC), Division: Laboratory criteria

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Laboratory criteria for case confirmation
At least one of the following two:
Isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (excluding Mycobacterium bovis-BCG) from a clinical specimen
Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex nucleic acid in a clinical specimen AND positive microscopy for acid-fast bacilli or equivalent fluorescent staining bacilli on light microscopy
Laboratory criteria for a probable case
At least one of the following three:
Microscopy for acid-fast bacilli or equivalent fluorescent staining bacilli on light microscopy
Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex nucleic acid in a clinical specimen
Histological appearance of granulomata

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2008/426/annex/division/TUBERCULOSIS/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-426/annex/division-TUBERCULOSIS/division-2
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