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Concentration of sputum by cytocentrifugation for preparation of smears for detection of acid-fast bacilli does not increase sensitivity of the fluorochrome stain.

To evaluate the usefulness of cytocentrifugation for detection of acid-fast bacilli (AFB) in sputum specimens, we compared this method to a traditional concentration method for the preparation of smears. A total of 844 sputum specimens (from 579 patients) of adequate volume that were submitted for d...

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Auteurs principaux: Woods, G L, Pentony, E, Boxley, M J, Gatson, A M
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: 1995
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Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC228298/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7545184
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