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Disposal of the large volume of sputum positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis by using microwave sterilisation technology as an alternative to traditional autoclaving in a tertiary respiratory care hospital in Delhi, India
BACKGROUND: Everyday, tuberculosis hospitals collect enormous amount of sputum containing viable Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli, the disposal of which is a challenging task. Chemical (5% phenol) and physical (autoclaving) disinfection methods involve cost, space and cause further environmental d...
Autores principales: | Myneedu, Vithal Prasad, Aggarwal, Amit |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8336051/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34368714 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.infpip.2020.100072 |
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