Pouched Rats’ Detection of Tuberculosis in Human Sputum: Comparison to Culturing and Polymerase Chain Reaction
Setting. Tanzania. Objective. To compare microscopy as conducted in direct observation of treatment, short course centers to pouched rats as detectors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Design. Ten pouched rats were trained to detect tuberculosis in sputum using operant conditioning techniques. The rats...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Tuberculosis Research and Treatment |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/716989 |