Comparison of Lumin™ LED fluorescent attachment, fluorescent microscopy and Ziehl-Neelsen for AFB diagnosis

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 836-841

  Trusov, Alexander ^a,f   Bumgarner, R ^b   Valijev, R ^c   Chestnova, R ^c   Talevski, S ^d   Vragoterova, C ^d   Neeley, E S ^e  

^a Clinical Tuberculosis and Program Management   (United States)

^b Tuberculosis Program Design and Evaluation   (United States)

^c KAZAN STATE MEDICAL ACADEMY   (Russian Federation)

^d Inst for Lung Dis and Tuberculosis   (Macedonia)

^e BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Fluorescence microscopy; LED; Lumin; Tuberculosis; Ziehl Neelsen

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE; FLUOROCHROME STAINING; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; MACEDONIA (REPUBLIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM SMEAR; ZIEHL NEELSEN STAINING; BACTERIAL COUNT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; INSTRUMENTATION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMICONDUCTOR; SPUTUM;

AURAMINE; COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

BENZOPHENONEIDUM; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COLORING AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MACEDONIA (REPUBLIC); MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUSSIA; SEMICONDUCTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 67651242369     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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