A minimum 5.0 ml of sputum improves the sensitivity of acid-fast smear for Mycobacterium tuberculosis

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1559-1562

  Warren, John R ^a   Bhattacharya, Mondira ^a   De Almeida, Kleper N F ^a   Trakas, Kathy ^a   Peterson, Lance R ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0034113757     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.161.5.9908063     Document Type: Article

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