Appropriateness of using two instead of a single sputum specimen for monitoring treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis [1]

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1510-

  Urbanczik, Richard ^a   Shrestha, Bhawana ^b   Maharjan, Bhagwan ^b   Neher, Albert ^c   Feldmann, Knut ^d  

^a Ger Nepal TB Project ^*

^b Ger Nepal TB Project   (Nepal)

^c ASKLEPIOS FACHKLINIKEN MÜNCHEN GAUTING   (Germany)

^d Laboratory Gauting   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM SMEAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 11244287380     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

1. Pio A, Chauler P. Tuberculosis handbook. WHO/TB/98.253. Geneva, Switzerland, WHO, 1998.
2. Rieder H L. Spurum smear conversion during directly observed treatment for tuberculosis. Tubercle Lung Dis 1996; 77: 124-120.
3. Enarson D A, Jindani A, Kuaban C, et al. Appropriateness of extending the intensive phase of treatment based on smear results. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2004; 8: 114-116.