Preparation of mycobacteria-containing artificial sputum for TB panel testing and microscopy of sputum smears

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 899-905

  Yamada, Hiroyuki ^a   Mitarai, S ^a   Aguiman, L ^b   Matsumoto, H ^a   Fujiki, A ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TUBERCULOSIS   (Japan)

^b Center for Health Development   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Artificial sputum; Consistency; External quality assessment; Panel test; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; METHYLCELLULOSE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL SPUTUM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOSAFETY; CELL LINE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MICROSCOPY; MONOCYTE; MYCOBACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SPUTUM; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS; VISCOSITY;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ACRYLIC RESINS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CAUSTICS; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTODIAGNOSIS; EXPECTORANTS; HUMANS; METHYLCELLULOSE; MICROSCOPY; MONOCYTES; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPUTUM; STAINING AND LABELING; TUBERCULOSIS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 33746874463     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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