Smear microscopy as surrogate for culture during follow up of pulmonary MDR-TB patients on DOTS Plus treatment

Indian Journal of Tuberculosis

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 134-140

  Sarin, R ^a   Singla, R ^b   Visalakshi, P ^c   Jaiswal, A ^d   Puri, M M ^d   Khalid, U K ^e   Mathuria, K ^f   Singla, N ^g   Behera, D ^h   Sharma, P P ^b  

^a Department of TB Control and Training ^*  (India)

^b LRS Institute of TB and Respiratory Diseases   (India)

^c HOD Department of Microbiology   (India)

^d Chest Physician   (India)

^e HOD Department of Public Health   (India)

^f Chief Medical Officer   (India)

^g Research Officer   (India)

^h Director LRSI   (India)

Author keywords

Culture; DOTS Plus; MDR TB; Sputum smear

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SPUTUM SMEAR; CYTOLOGY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SPUTUM;

HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 79952067260     PISSN: 00195707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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