Same day sputum smear microscopy for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis: Ziehl-Neelsen versus fluorescent staining

BACKGROUND: Sputum smear microscopy is the main tool for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Limited sensitivity of smear microscopy and patient dropouts (PDs) are the important obstacles of national TB control programs. OBJECTIVES: (...

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Autores principales: Chandra, T. Jaya, Selvaraj, R., Sharma, Y. V.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4776603/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26985410
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2249-4863.174273

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4776603/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26985410
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2249-4863.174273

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