An Early Morning Sputum Sample Is Necessary for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Even with More Sensitive Techniques: A Prospective Cohort Study among Adolescent TB-Suspects in Uganda

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends collection of two sputum samples for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis, with at least one being an early morning (EM) using smear microscopy. It remains unclear whether this is necessary even when sputum culture is employed. Here, we determined the diagnostic...

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Main Authors: Ssengooba, Willy, Kateete, David P., Wajja, Anne, Bugumirwa, Eric, Mboowa, Gerald, Namaganda, Carolyn, Nakayita, Germine, Nassolo, Maria, Mumbowa, Francis, Asiimwe, Benon B., Waako, James, Verver, Suzanne, Musoke, Philippa, Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet, Joloba, Moses L.
Format: Artigo
Sprog:Inglês
Udgivet: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Clinical Study
Online adgang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3529437/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23304491
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/970203
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