Diagnostic yield of repeated smear microscopy examinations among patients suspected of pulmonary TB in Shandong province of China

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1086-1087

  Wu, Z L ^a   Wang, A Q ^a  

^a Shandong Provincial Tuberculosis Control Center   (China)

Author keywords

China; Diagnosis; Smear examinations; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM SMEAR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

CHINA; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0033757165     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. Diagnostic mycobacteriology laboratory practices
2. Quality control in tuberculosis bacteriology. 1. Laboratory studies on isolated positive cultures and the efficiency of direct smear examination
3. An incremental cost-effectiveness analysis of the first, second and third sputum examination in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis