Investigating the quality of expectorated sputum for tuberculosis diagnosis in Bolivia

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1065-1067

  Hernandez P ^a   Punchak, M ^b   Camacho, M ^c   Hepple, P ^d   McNerney, R ^b  

^a Pro Mundi Share Salut   (Bolivia)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Instituto Nacional de Laboratorios en Salud   (Bolivia)

^d MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cytology; Diagnosis; Smear microscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROSCOPE; MICROSCOPY; MUCUS; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SALIVA; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; CYTOLOGY; LABORATORY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; SPUTUM; STANDARDS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BOLIVIA; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; MICROSCOPY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 84939213846     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: 18157920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.14.0700     Document Type: Article

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