Are peripheral microscopy centres ready for next generation molecular tuberculosis diagnostics?

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 544-547

  Denkinger, Claudia M ^a,b   Nicolau, Ioana ^b   Ramsay, Andrew ^c   Chedore, Pamela ^d   Pai, Madhukar ^b,d  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; LABORATORY; LETTER; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS;

HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84882636387     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00081113     Document Type: Letter

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