Implementation of liquid culture for tuberculosis diagnosis in a remote setting: Lessons learned

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 405-407

  Hepple, Pamela ^a   Novoa Cain, J ^a   Cheruiyot, C ^a   Richter, E ^b   Ritmeijer, K ^c  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^b RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

^c MSF OCA   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Liquid culture; Microscopy; Non tuberculous mycobacteria; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; HUMAN; LIQUID CULTURE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM CULTURE; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; SUDAN;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM; SUDAN; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79951647208     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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