Microbiological validation of smear microscopy after sputum digestion with bleach; A step closer to a one-stop diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis

Tuberculosis

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 34-40

  Lawson, L ^a,b   Yassin, M A ^b   Ramsay, A ^b   Olajide, I ^a   Thacher, T D ^c   Davies, P D O ^d   Squire, S B ^b   Cuevas, L E ^b  

^a ZANKLI MEDICAL CENTRE   (Nigeria)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

^d LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bleach; Diagnosis; Digestion; Nigeria; Smear; Sputum; Tuberculosis; Ziehl neelsen

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM CULTURE; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; SPUTUM SMEAR; SYMPTOM; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISINFECTANTS; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NIGERIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 29144477711     PISSN: 14729792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2005.06.003     Document Type: Article

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