Yield of two consecutive sputum specimens for the effective diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis.

BACKGROUND: From long instances, it is debatable whether three sputum specimens are required for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) or TB can be diagnosed effectively using two consecutive sputum specimens. This study was set out to evaluate the significance of examining multiple sputum sp...

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Main Authors: Mohammad R Islam, Razia Khatun, Mohammad Khaja Mafij Uddin, Md Siddiqur Rahman Khan, Md Toufiq Rahman, Tahmeed Ahmed, Sayera Banu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3699621?pdf=render