The value of submitting multiple sputum specimens for accurate diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 301-304

  Kisa, Ozgul ^a   Albay, Ali ^a   Baylan, Orhan ^a   Doganci, Levent ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Laboratory diagnosis; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Sputum; TB culture system

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLING; SPUTUM;

BACILLI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS ISOLATION;

EID: 0036962504     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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