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Acceptability of Sputum Specimens for Diagnosing Pulmonary Tuberculosis

The evaluation of the quality of a sputum specimen prior to bacterial culture has been an accepted practice. However, optimal sputum criteria for pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) are not well established. We investigated indicators for sputum acceptability in tuberculosis cultures and acid-fast bacilli (...

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Autores principales: Lee, Yeon Joo, Shin, Sue, Roh, Eun Youn, Yoon, Jong Hyun, Kim, Deog Kyeom, Chung, Hee Soon, Lee, Chang-Hoon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4444473/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26028925
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2015.30.6.733

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