Increased case finding of tuberculosis from sputum and sputum deposits after magnetic bead concentration of mycobacteria

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 144-147

  Liu, Jun ^a   Sun, Zhan Qiang ^b   Pei, Hao ^a   Zhang, Shi Liang ^a   Zhang, Shu Lin ^b   Wilson, Stuart ^c   De Smet, Koen ^e   Cerullakandiyil, Noushad ^d   Thayyullathil, Thanveer ^d   Al Suwaidi, Zubaida ^d   Song, Yan Zheng ^f  

^a Wuxi Hospital for Infectious Disease   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^c Microsens Medtech Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

^e Independent statistical consultant ^*  (United Kingdom)

^f SHANGHAI PUBLIC HEALTH CLINICAL CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Magnetic beads; Mycobacteria; Sputum; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MAGNETIC BEAD EXTRACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM SMEAR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

CORYNEBACTERINEAE;

EID: 84876303810     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2013.02.010     Document Type: Article

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