Combination of bleach and flourescent microscopy: A milestone in the diagnosis of smear negative tuberculosis

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 460-465

  Matu, S ^a   Githui, W A ^a,b   Muthami, L N ^b   Makumi, J ^c   Ngeranwa, J ^c   Tunge, N ^b   Juma, E ^b   Karimi, F ^b  

^a Centre for Respiratory Diseases Research

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CHEMISTRY; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS;

CENTRIFUGATION; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MASS SCREENING; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY CONTROL; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 38349155812     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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