Operational implementation of LED fluorescence microscopy in screening tuberculosis suspects in an urban HIV clinic in Uganda.

BACKGROUND: Light emitting diode (LED) fluorescence microscopy (FM) is an affordable, technology targeted for use in resource-limited settings and recommended for widespread roll-out by the World Health Organization (WHO). We sought to compare the operational performance of three LED FM methods comp...

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Main Authors: Heidi Albert, Lydia Nakiyingi, Joseph Sempa, Olive Mbabazi, Sheena Mukkada, Barnabas Nyesiga, Mark D Perkins, Yukari C Manabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3765165?pdf=render