Integrated Strategies to Optimize Sputum Smear Microscopy: A Prospective Observational Study

Rationale: Smear-positive tuberculosis (TB) case detection rates are far below targets in most low-income countries. The standard approach to smear microscopy involves sputum collection over multiple days and examination of sputum smears by light microscopy (LM), an insensitive and time-consuming te...

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Main Authors: Cattamanchi, Adithya, Huang, Laurence, Worodria, William, den Boon, Saskia, Kalema, Nelson, Katagira, Winceslaus, Byanyima, Patrick, Yoo, Samuel, Matovu, John, Hopewell, Philip C., Davis, J. Lucian
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: American Thoracic Society 2011
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I. Tuberculosis and Mycobacterial Disease
Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3056227/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20851925
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201008-1207OC
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