Comparison of scanty AFB smears against culture in an area with high HIV prevalence

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 933-935

  Lawson, L ^a,b   Yassin, M A ^a   Ramsay, A ^a   Emenyonu, N E ^b   Squire, S B ^a   Cuevas, Luis E ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b ZANKLI MEDICAL CENTRE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Nigeria; Scanty bacilli; Smears; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 23744486653     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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