Evaluation of a two step AFB cold staining method and simplified concentration technique for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis

Journal of Communicable Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 276-280

  Kochhar, Abhilasha ^a  

^a LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM; SAMPLE; SIMPLIFIED CONCENTRATION TECHNIQUE; SPUTUM; STAINING; ZIEHL NEELSEN STAINING; INDIA; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY;

EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; INDIA; MICROSCOPY; SPUTUM; STAINING AND LABELING; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 1242287470     PISSN: 00195138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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