African pouched rats for the detection of pulmonary tuberculosis in sputum samples

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 737-743

  Weetjens, Bart Jan Christiane ^a,f   Mgode, G F ^b   Machang'u, R S ^b   Kazwala, R ^b   Mfinanga, G ^c   Lwilla, F ^d   Cox, C ^a   Jubitana, M ^a   Kanyagha, H ^b   Mtandu, R ^c   Kahwa, A ^c   Mwessongo, J ^c   Makingi, G ^b   Mfaume, S ^d   Van Steenberge, J ^e   Beyene, N W ^b   Billet, M ^e   Verhagen, R ^e  

^a Anti Persoonmijnen Ontmijnende Product Ontwikelling (APOPO Vzw)   (Belgium)

^b SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^d National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme (NTLP)   (Tanzania)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^f APOPO EvoBio   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Mycobacterium; Olfaction; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Sniffer rats; TB diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SENSIBILITY; SNIFFING; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM EXAMINATION;

ANIMALS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SMELL; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 67649208007     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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