Same Day Sputum Microscopy for Screening of Pulmonary Tuberculosis: its Accuracy and Usefulness in Comparison with Conventional Method

Same Day Sputum Microscopy for Screening of Pulmonary Tuberculosis: its Accuracy and Usefulness in Comparison with Conventional Method

Sputum microscopy is the primary diagnostic tool for screening pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) suspects in TB prevalent countries. Our study had evaluated the ‘front loading’ or ‘same day’ sputum microscopy feasibility to screen clinically suspected PTB cases, in comparison to standard method of sme...

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Main Authors: Druti Hazra, Vishnu Prasad Shenoy, Kiran Chawla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology 2019-06-01
Series:Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
Subjects:
front-loading
led fluorescence microscopy
pulmonary tuberculosis
sputum smear
diagnosis
same day
Online Access:https://microbiologyjournal.org/same-day-sputum-microscopy-for-screening-of-pulmonary-tuberculosis-its-accuracy-and-usefulness-in-comparison-with-conventional-method/

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