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External quality assessment of AFB smear microscopy performances and its associated factors in selected private health facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tuberculosis (TB) is still a public health problem in sub Saharan African countries. In resource-limited settings, TB diagnosis relies on sputum smear microscopy, with low and variable sensitivities, especially in paucibacillary pediatric and HIV-associated TB patients. Tuberculosis microscopy cente...

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Autores principales: Mosissa, Lemi, Kebede, Abebaw, Mindaye, Tedla, Getahun, Muluwork, Tulu, Sisay, Desta, Kassu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5012771/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27642463
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2016.24.125.7459