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Multiple Sampling in One Day to Optimize Smear Microscopy in Children with Tuberculosis in Yemen
BACKGROUND AND AIM: The diagnosis of pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) in children is difficult and often requires hospitalization. We explored whether the yield of specimens collected for smear microscopy from different anatomical sites in one visit is comparable to the yield of specimens collected from...
Autores principales: | Al-Aghbari, Nasher, Al-Sonboli, Najla, Yassin, Mohammed A., Coulter, John B. S., Atef, Zayed, Al-Eryani, Ali, Cuevas, Luis E. |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2663055/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19357770 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0005140 |
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