Critical appraisal of current recommendations and practices for tuberculosis sputum smear microscopy

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 946-952

  Gilpin, C ^a   Kim, S J ^a   Lumb, R ^a   Rieder, H L ^a   Van Deun, Armand ^a,b  

^a INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acid fast smear; Diagnosis; Laboratory services; Microscopy; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSENSUS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; LABORATORY APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MICROSCOPE; MICROSCOPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SAFETY; SAMPLING; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; SPUTUM SMEAR; STAINING; STANDARD; TRAINING; TREATMENT FAILURE;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES; HUMANS; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM; QUALITY CONTROL; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPUTUM; STAINING AND LABELING; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 34548775906     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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