Molecular versus conventional methods: Clinical evaluation of different methods for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in Bangladesh

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 101-105

  Runa, Farhana ^a   Yasmin, Mahmuda ^a   Hoq, Mohammad Mozammel ^a   Begum, Jahanara ^b   Rahman, Abu Sadeque Mohammed Matiur ^c   Ahsan, Chowdhury Rafiqul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^b National TB Control Programme   (Bangladesh)

^c Armed Forces Institute of Pathology   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Lowenstein Jensen; PCR diagnosis; Tuberculosis; Ziehl Neelsen

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST STAIN; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BANGLADESH; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; GOLD STANDARD; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; SPUTUM SMEAR; STAINING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

BACTERIAL LOAD; BANGLADESH; BENZOPHENONEIDUM; CULTURE MEDIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM; STAINING AND LABELING; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 79952901834     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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