A pilot study of short-duration sputum pretreatment procedures for optimizing smear microscopy for tuberculosis.

A pilot study of short-duration sputum pretreatment procedures for optimizing smear microscopy for tuberculosis.

Direct sputum smear microscopy for tuberculosis (TB) lacks sensitivity for the detection of acid fast bacilli. Sputum pretreatment procedures may enhance sensitivity. We did a pilot study to compare the diagnostic accuracy and incremental yield of two short-duration (<1 hour) sputum pretreatment...

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Main Authors: Peter Daley, Joy Sarojini Michael, Kalaiselvan S, Asha Latha, Dilip Mathai, K R John, Madhukar Pai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-05-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2680966?pdf=render

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