Volume of sputum to detect acid-fast bacilli as a measure of quality for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis at the Dr George Mukhari Hospital, South Africa

BACKGROUND: Optimum sputum results for acid-fast bacilli (AFB) microscopy are linked to a sputum quantity of at least 5.0 mL. This study was aimed at establishing the effect of sputum quantity in the pick-up rate of AFB microscopy by comparing sputum samples of 5.0 mL and 2.0 mL. METHODS: An analyti...

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Autores principales: Rashid, Iqbal, Mabuza, Langalibalele H., Govender, Indiran, Pretorius, Deidre
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS OpenJournals 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4565445/
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v3i1.240

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