Performance of light-emitting diode fluorescence microscope for diagnosis of tuberculosis

Performance of light-emitting diode fluorescence microscope for diagnosis of tuberculosis

Background: Fluorescence microscopy (FM) over the years has shown the potential for increasing the performance of microscopy. The present study was aimed to access the performance of the LED microscope for the detection of acid fast bacilli in a tuberculosis (TB) endemic country. Methods: The study...

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Main Authors: Manpreet Bhalla, Zeeshan Sidiq, P P Sharma, Ritu Singhal, V P Myneedu, Rohit Sarin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Ziehl-Neelsen
Sensitivity
Negative predictive value
Time saving
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2013;volume=2;issue=3;spage=174;epage=178;aulast=Bhalla

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