Is fine needle aspiration cytology a useful tool for the diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis?

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 260-263

  Getachew, A ^a   Tesfahunegn, Z ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

^b Tigrai Hlth Res and Lab Center   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LABORATORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS;

AZURE STAINS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ETHIOPIA; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUPPURATION; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0032590106     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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