A Pilot Study of Short-Duration Sputum Pretreatment Procedures for Optimizing Smear Microscopy for Tuberculosis

BACKGROUND: Direct sputum smear microscopy for tuberculosis (TB) lacks sensitivity for the detection of acid fast bacilli. Sputum pretreatment procedures may enhance sensitivity. We did a pilot study to compare the diagnostic accuracy and incremental yield of two short-duration (<1 hour) sputum p...

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Main Authors: Daley, Peter, Michael, Joy Sarojini, S, Kalaiselvan, Latha, Asha, Mathai, Dilip, John, K. R., Pai, Madhukar
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: Public Library of Science 2009
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Research Article
Acesso em linha:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2680966/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19461963
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0005626
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