Misdiagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis and associated factors in peripheral laboratories: a retrospective study, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

OBJECTIVE: Sputum smear microscopy reading errors are likely to result in failure to detect persons with infectious TB. This study was intended to review misdiagnosis of pulmonary TB and associated factors in peripheral laboratories. RESULTS: During the study period 1033 (10.5%) sputum smear positiv...

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Autores principales: Desalegn, Daniel Melese, Kitila, Kumera Terfa, Balcha, Hanna Mekonnen, Gebeyehu, Chalachew Sisay, Kidan, Yohannes W., Amare, Kassayenew, Dejene, Daniel, Seifu, Merone, Zewdie, Addis, Tenna, Abiyot, Hailu, Tinsae Kidanemariam, Taddese, Boja Dufera, Bika, Abrham Tesfaye
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research Note
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5948669/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29751778
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-018-3414-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5948669/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29751778
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-018-3414-6

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