The bleach microscopy method and case detection for tuberculosis control

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 256-258

  Ramsay, A ^a   Squire, S B ^b   Siddiqi, K ^c   Cunningham, J ^a   Perkins, M D ^d  

^a UNICEF   (United States)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATIVE NEW DIAGNOSTICS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bleach; Diagnosis; Hypochlorite; Microscopy; Sputum; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING AGENT; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; BLEACHING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HUMANS; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; MICROSCOPY; OXIDANTS; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33645210314     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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