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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| Udgivet i: | J Clin Microbiol |
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| Principais autores: | , , , |
| Format: | Artigo |
| Sprog: | Inglês |
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American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
1995
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| Online adgang: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC228298/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7545184/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.33.7.1915-1916.1995 |
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