Preservation of sputum samples with cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) for tuberculosis cultures and Xpert MTB/RIF in a low-income country

BACKGROUND: Culture contamination with environmental bacteria is a major challenge in tuberculosis (TB) laboratories in hot and humid climate zones. We studied the effect of cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) preservation on culture results and performance of Xpert MTB/RIF. METHODS: Consecutive sputum s...

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Autores principales: Hiza, Hellen, Doulla, Basra, Sasamalo, Mohamed, Hella, Jerry, Kamwela, Lujeko, Mhimbira, Francis, Reither, Klaus, Gagneux, Sebastien, Jugheli, Levan, Fenner, Lukas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5543576/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28778186
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2642-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5543576/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28778186
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2642-z

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