NAAT=Nucleic Acid Amplification Test Table Diagnostic Tests for Mycobacterial Pathogens Microorganism Microscopy Culture NAAT Antigen Detection Antibody Detection Nontuberculous ✓ ✓ ✓ * Tuberculosis and ulcerans ✓ ✓ ✓ Mycobacterium leprae ✓ ✓ ✓ Adapted from Bennett JE, Dolin R, Blaser MJ: Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 9th Edition.