Comparison of two concentrations of NALC-NaOH for decontamination of sputum for mycobacterial culture

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1572-1575

  Peres, R L ^a   Maciel, Ethel Leonor Noia ^a   Morais, C G ^a   Ribeiro, F C K ^a   Vinhas, S A ^a   Pinheiro, C ^a   Dietze, R ^a   Johnson, J L ^b   Eisenach, K ^c   Palaci, M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Decontamination methods; Diagnosis; NaOH N acetyl cysteine; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM CULTURE; TUBERCULOSIS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DECONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 74949128068     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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