Improved sensitivity of sputum smear microscopy after processing specimens with C18-carboxypropylbetaine to detect acid-fast bacilli: A study of United States-bound immigrants from Vietnam

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 3460-3462

  Laserson, K F ^a   Yen, N T N ^b   Thornton, C G ^c   Mai, V T C ^b   Jones, W ^a,d   An, D Q ^b   Phuoc, N H ^b   Trinh, N A ^b   Nhung, D T C ^a   Lien, T X ^e   Lan, N T N ^e   Wells, C ^a   Binkin, N ^a   Cetron, M ^a   Maloney, S A ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CHO RAY HOSPITAL   (Viet Nam)

^c Integrated Research Technology LLC   (United States)

^d International Organization of Migration   (Viet Nam)

^e PASTEUR INSTITUTE   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AURAMINE; BETAINE DERIVATIVE; C 18 CARBOXYPROPYLBETAINE; DETERGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCUBATION TIME; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM CULTURE; SPUTUM SMEAR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES; VIET NAM;

ADULT; BENZOPHENONEIDUM; BETAINE; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPUTUM; STAINING AND LABELING; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; UNITED STATES; VIETNAM;

BACILLI; BACILLUS (BACTERIUM);

EID: 22144483094     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.7.3460-3462.2005     Document Type: Article

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