SAME DAY SPUTUM MICROSCOPY APPROACH FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS IN A MICROSCOPY CENTRE AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN BAREILLY

Background: TB is major public health problem. Smear microscopy is the easiest, quickest and a reliable tool for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. This requires two (spot and morning) sputum sample examinations over two days. Collection of two spot samples on same day increases the patient c...

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Published in:	National Journal of Medical Research
Main Authors:	Vijayesh Kumar Tiwari, Mohd. Javed Khan, Ankit Khurana, Amit Kumar, Satyadeo Choubey, Nadeem Akbar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Medsci Publications 2015-03-01
Subjects:	Diagnosis Sputum smear microscopy Tuberculosis
Online Access:	https://njmr.in/index.php/file/article/view/336