Novel hypertonic saline-sodium hydroxide (HS-SH) method for decontamination and concentration of sputum samples for Mycobacterium tuberculosis microscopy and culture

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1094-1098

  Ganoza, Christian A ^a,e   Ricaldi, Jessica N ^a   Chauca, José ^a   Rojas, Gabriel ^a   Munayco, César ^b   Agapito, Juan ^c   Palomino, Juan Carlos ^d   Guerra, Humberto ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT   (Peru)

^b Perú   (Peru)

^c HOSPITAL NACIONAL CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^d INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INFECTION BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CITRATE SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM CULTURE;

EID: 51149105065     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.2008/001339-0     Document Type: Article

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