Smear microscopy to diagnose tuberculosis

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 735-738

  Katoch, Vishwa Mohan ^a  

^a NATIONAL JALMA INSTITUTE FOR LEPROSY AND OTHER MYCOBACTERIAL DISEASES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETYLPYRIDINIUM SALT; FLUOROCHROME; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; FLUOROCHROME STAINING; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PATIENT CODING; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPUTUM; STAINING AND LABELING; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 33747708152     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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