Intrinsic and extrinsic factors associated with sputum characteristics of presumed tuberculosis patients

BACKGROUND: Sputum remains the most preferred specimen for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis due to its non-invasive method of production. Good quality sputum specimen is essential for accurate diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). It is therefore imperative to assess factors that are rel...

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Autores principales: Orina, Fred, Mwangi, Moses, Meme, Hellen, Kitole, Benson, Amukoye, Evans
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6934296/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31881063
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227107

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6934296/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31881063
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227107

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