Increased sensitivity in diagnosis of tuberculosis in HIV-positive patients through the small-membrane-filter method of microscopy

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2921-2925

  Quincó, Patrícia ^a   Bührer Sékula, Samira ^b,c   Brandão, Walber ^b   Monte, Rossiclea ^b   Souza, Silvia Leopoldina ^b   Saraceni, Valeria ^b,d   Palaci, Moises ^e   Dietze, Reynaldo ^e   Cordeiro Santos, Marcelo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DO AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

^b FUNDAÇÃO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL DR HEITOR VIEIRA DOURADO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^d Secretaria de Estado da Saude de Sao Paulo   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; FILTRATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMALL MEMBRANE FILTER METHOD; SPUTUM CULTURE; SPUTUM SMEAR;

ADULT; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CENTRIFUGATION; FEMALE; FILTRATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882739535     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00683-13     Document Type: Article

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