Comparative cost and performance of light-emitting diode microscopy in HIV-tuberculosis-co-infected patients

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1393-1397

  Whitelaw, A ^a,d   Peter, J ^a   Sohn, H ^e   Viljoen, D ^a   Theron, G ^a   Badri, M ^b   Davids, V ^a   Pai, M ^e   Dheda, K ^a,c,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Clinical Research Support Unit   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HIV; Light emitting diode microscopy; Smear microscopy; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LED MICROSCOPY; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MERCURY VAPOR FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY; MIXED INFECTION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM SMEAR; STANDARD; TUBERCULOSIS; ZIEHL NEELSEN MICROSCOPY;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; COINFECTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM; STAINING AND LABELING; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 82555194430     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00023211     Document Type: Article

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