Bleach-digested sputum smears for the diagnosis of TB in HIV-infected individuals

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-36

  Douthwaite, S ^a   Yassin, M A ^a,b   Squire, S B ^a   Arbide, I ^c   Cuevas, L E ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Southern Region Health Bureau   (Ethiopia)

^c Bushullo Major Health Centre   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM SMEAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

BACILLI (CLASS);

EID: 33947312306     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/004947507779952014     Document Type: Article

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