Sodium Hypochlorite Sedimentation Technique: A Simple Way to Enhance Sensitivity of Ziehl-Neelsen Stain in Diagnosis of Smear Negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Background: With the looming global HIV pandemic, the problem of tuberculosis tiptoes as a perpetual companion. Smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis which pose substantially a challenge for diagnosis, hoots this combination into noxious health problem. There is, therefore, an urgent need to es...
Main Authors: | B. V. Peerapur, Abdul Kaleem Bahadur, Manasa Divakar |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University
2014-07-01
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Series: | Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University |
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Online Access: | http://www.jkimsu.com/jkimsu-vol3no2/JKIMSU,%20Vol.%203,%20No.%202,%20July-Dec%202014%20Page%2023-27.pdf |
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