Is bleach-sedimented smear microscopy an alternative to direct microscopy under programme conditions in India?

This cross-sectional multi-centric study compared the yield of and potential benefit for detecting smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) by bleach sedimentation (2% sodium-hypochlorite) versus direct microscopy under programme conditions in India. Among 3168 PTB suspects, 684 (21.6%) were dete...

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Pubblicato in:Public Health Action
Autori principali: Vishnu, P. H., Bhat, P., Bansal, A., Satyanarayana, S., Alavadi, U., Ohri, B. S., Shrinivas, M. S. Rao, Desikan, P., Jaju, J., Rao, V. G., Moonan, P. K.
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2013
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Short Communication
Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4463091/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26392991
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5588/pha.12.0100
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