Microscopic observation drug susceptibility assay (MODS) for early diagnosis of tuberculosis in children

PLoS ONE

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Ha, Dang Thi Minh ^a,b   Lan, Nguyen Thi Ngoc ^a   Wolbers, Marcel ^b   Duong, Tran Ngoc ^a   Quang, Nguyen Dang ^a   van Thinh, Tran Thi ^a   Ngoc, Le Thi Hong ^a   Anh, Nguyen Thi Ngoc ^a   van Quyet, Tran ^a   Tuyen, Nguyen Thi Bich ^a   Ha, Vo Thi ^a   Day, Jeremy ^b   Hoang, Thi Thanh Hang ^b   Kiet, Vo Sy ^b   Nho, Nguyen Thi ^a   Hoa, Dai Viet ^a   Dung, Nguyen Huy ^a   Lan, Nguyen Huu ^a   Farrar, Jeremy ^b   Caws, Maxine ^b  

^a Pham Ngoc Thach Hospital   (Viet Nam)

^b OXFORD UNIVERSITY CLINICAL RESEARCH UNIT   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIQUID CULTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATION DRUG SUSCEPTIBILITY ASSAY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PLEURA FLUID; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; STOMACH JUICE; TUBERCULOSIS; VIET NAM; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLASSIFICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 77949507215     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008341     Document Type: Article

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