Comparison between Ogawa-Kudoh and modified Petroff techniques for mycobacteria cultivation in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis

Comparison between Ogawa-Kudoh and modified Petroff techniques for mycobacteria cultivation in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis

ABSTRACT Objective To compare the performance of the Ogawa-Kudoh method with the modified Petroff technique in diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. Methods A total of 205 sputum samples from 166 patients with clinical suspicion or under pulmonary tuberculosis follow-up, seen at a public tertiary...

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Main Authors: Ronaldo Rodrigues da Costa, Suzane Fernandes da Silva, Romário Costa Fochat, Raquel Leite Macedo, Thamiris Vilela Pereira, Marcio Roberto Silva, Carmen Perches Gomide Pinto, Isabel Cristina Gonçalves Leite
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
Subjects:
Ogawa-Kudoh
Petroff
Tuberculose pulmonar/diagnóstico
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Escarro
Cultura
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