Evaluation of Pot’s Technique and Sodium Hypochlorite Concentration Technique in Smear Negative Sputum Samples for Increased Sensitivity of Sputum Microscopy

Evaluation of Pot’s Technique and Sodium Hypochlorite Concentration Technique in Smear Negative Sputum Samples for Increased Sensitivity of Sputum Microscopy

Introduction: In developing countries, diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis is primarily based on microscopy owing to its simplicity, less cost and rapidity. Various ways to improve the sensitivity with multiple samples and concentration of sputum have been used. Simple methods which can be used in m...

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Main Authors: Priya Singhania, Surender Kaur, Navinchandra M Kaore, Shantaram K Gautam, Shilpa N Kaore, Anwari Tayyaba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2019-02-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
mycobacteriology
phenol and ammonium sulphate
pulmonary tuberculosis
ziehl-neelsen staining
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