Evaluation of the FluoreslenSTM and fluorescence microscopy blinded rechecking trial, Nairobi, Kenya

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 658-663

  Torrea, G ^a   Chakaya, J ^b   Mayabi, M ^c   Van Deun, A ^a,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b Natl Leprosy/TB Contr Prog Kenya   (Kenya)

^c National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory   (Kenya)

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

Author keywords

Auramine; Fluorescence; Microscopy; Tuberculosis; Ziehl neelsen

Indexed keywords

AURAMINE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KENYA; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUBERCULOSIS; ZIEHL NEELSEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM;

BENZOPHENONEIDUM; HUMANS; KENYA; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 45349087660     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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