Comparison of PCR with the Routine Procedure for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in a Population with High Prevalences of Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Direct smear examination with Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) staining for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) as employed in most low-income countries is cheap and easy to use, but its low sensitivity is a major drawback. The low specificity of chest X-rays, used for the diagnosis of smear-negative TB, risks hig...

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Main Authors: Kivihya-Ndugga, Lydia, van Cleeff, Maarten, Juma, Ernest, Kimwomi, Joseph, Githui, Willie, Oskam, Linda, Schuitema, Anja, van Soolingen, Dick, Nganga, Lucy, Kibuga, Daniel, Odhiambo, Joseph, Klatser, Paul
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: American Society for Microbiology 2004
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Acesso em linha:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC356878/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15004046
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.42.3.1012-1015.2004
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