A comparative study of fluorescent microscopy with Ziehl-Neelsen staining and culture for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis

Kathmandu University Medical Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 27, 2009, Pages 226-230

  Laifangbam, S ^a   Singh, H Lokhendro ^a,c   Singh, N B ^b   Devi, K M ^a   Singh, N T ^b  

^a KATHMANDU MEDICAL COLLEGE TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nepal)

^b REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c KATHMANDU MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Auramine O; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Ziehl neelsen staining

Indexed keywords

AURAMINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM CULTURE; STAINING; ZIEHL NEELSEN STAINING;

EID: 70349675807     PISSN: 18122027     EISSN: 18122078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3126/kumj.v7i3.2728     Document Type: Article

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