Does mobile phone instructional video demonstrating sputum expectoration improve the sputum sample quality and quantity in presumptive pulmonary TB cases? Protocol for a prospective pragmatic non-randomised controlled trial in Karnataka state, India

INTRODUCTION: Sputum smear microscopy is the cornerstone of tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis under the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) in India. Instructions on how to produce a good sputum sample are a part of RNTCP training manuals, but its assessment is not emphasised. Healthca...

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Autores principales: Shivalli, Siddharudha, Hondappagol, Amrut, Akshaya, Kibballi Madhukeshwar, Nirgude, Abhay, Varun, Narendra, Reddy, Raveendra Harohally Ramaiah, Sharath, Burugina Nagaraja
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
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Research Methods
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7059491/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32139483
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032991

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7059491/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32139483
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032991

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