Performance of Bleach Method Sputum Smear Microscopy for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in a Highly Endemic District in Lima, Peru

Background: Sputum smear microscopy (SSM) is a screening test used to diagnose tuberculosis (TB); however, its performance and sensitivity are relatively low, which can lead to false negatives. We designed a cross-sectional study to estimate the performance of SSM that includes a pretreatment based...

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Autores principales: Rosales-Rimache, Jaime, Nunayalle-Vargas, Magda, Rueda-Torres, Lenin, Inolopú-Cucche, Jorge
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9819322/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36612454
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010135

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9819322/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36612454
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010135

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