Induced Sputum Is Safe and Well-Tolerated for TB Diagnosis in a Resource-Poor Primary Healthcare Setting

Improved tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics are required. Induced sputum sampling is superior to spontaneous sputum analysis for diagnosis of pulmonary TB. Therefore, we examined the applicability of induced sputum in primary health centers of the Peruvian TB program and studied the safety and tolerabili...

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Autores principales: Ugarte-Gil, Cesar, Elkington, Paul T., Gotuzzo, Eduardo, Friedland, Jon S., Moore, David A. J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4350564/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25535311
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.14-0583

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4350564/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25535311
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.14-0583

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