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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009-05-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2680966?pdf=render |