Safety in laboratories carrying out sputum smear microscopy: A dilemma for resource-poor countries

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 690-693

  Nyirenda, T E ^a   Mundy, C J F ^b   Harries, A D ^a,c   Banerjee, A ^a   Salaniponi, F M ^a  

^a National Tuberculosis Control Programme Malawi   (Malawi)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c British High Commission Lilongwe   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Laboratory safety; Smear microscopy; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; DISINFECTION; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; LABORATORY; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MALAWI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SAFETY; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; SPUTUM SMEAR; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CYTODIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; MALAWI; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SAFETY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031856867     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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