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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...
Autores principales: | Hiza, Hellen, Doulla, Basra, Sasamalo, Mohamed, Hella, Jerry, Kamwela, Lujeko, Mhimbira, Francis, Reither, Klaus, Gagneux, Sebastien, Jugheli, Levan, Fenner, Lukas |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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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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