Performance of three LED-based fluorescence microscopy systems for detection of tuberculosis in Uganda.

Performance of three LED-based fluorescence microscopy systems for detection of tuberculosis in Uganda.

BACKGROUND: Direct smear microscopy using Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) staining is the mainstay of tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis in most high burden countries, but is limited by low sensitivity in routine practice, particularly in high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence settings. METHODS: We compared...

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Main Authors: Heidi Albert, Yukari Manabe, George Lukyamuzi, Patrick Ademun, Sheena Mukkada, Barnabas Nyesiga, Moses Joloba, C N Paramasivan, Mark D Perkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3011008?pdf=render

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