Performance of FASTPlaqueTB™ and a modified protocol in a high HIV prevalence community in South Africa

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 791-793

  Trollip, André P ^a   Albert, H ^b   Mole, R ^a   Marshall, T ^a   Van Cutsem, G ^c   Coetzee, D ^d  

^a Biotec Laboratories South Africa Ltd   (South Africa)

^b Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND)   (South Africa)

^c MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Diagnostic tests; FASTPlaqueTB; HIV; Mycobacteriophages; Pulmonary tuberculosis; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MICROSCOPY; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOUTH AFRICA; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SPUTUM;

COMORBIDITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SOUTH AFRICA; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 67649210610     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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