Guided sputum sample collection and culture contamination rates in the diagnosis of pulmonary TB Associação entre coleta de escarro guiada e taxas de contaminação de culturas para o diagnóstico de TB pulmonar
A comparative study to evaluate contamination in cultures of morning sputum samples, comparing those collected at home under currently recommended conditions and those collected under supervision after patient orientation and education. The home and supervised collection groups produced 43 and 76 sp...
Main Authors: | Ethel Leonor Noia Maciel, Thiago Nascimento do Prado, Renata Lyrio Peres, Moises Palaci, John L. Johnson, Reynaldo Dietze |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
2009-05-01
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Series: | Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132009000500012 |
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