Two vs. three sputum samples for microscopic detection of tuberculosis in a high HIV prevalence population

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 842-847

  Noeske, J ^a   Dopico, E ^b   Torrea, G ^c   Wang, H ^d   Van Deun, A ^b,c,e  

^a German Technical Cooperation   (Cameroon)

^b Laboratori Clinic l'Hospitalet   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^d National Tuberculosis Control Programme   (Cameroon)

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

Author keywords

Microscopy; Sputum collection strategy; Tuberculosis; Yield; Ziehl Neelsen

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM CULTURE; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CAMEROON; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 67651238916     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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