Sensitivity of direct versus concentrated sputum smear microscopy in HIV-infected patients suspected of having pulmonary tuberculosis

BACKGROUND: Sputum concentration increases the sensitivity of smear microscopy for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB), but few studies have investigated this method in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals. METHODS: We performed a prospective, blinded evaluation of direct and conce...

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Main Authors: Cattamanchi, Adithya, Dowdy, David W, Davis, J Lucian, Worodria, William, Yoo, Samuel, Joloba, Moses, Matovu, John, Hopewell, Philip C, Huang, Laurence
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: BioMed Central 2009
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Acesso em linha:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2690598/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19419537
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-9-53
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