Evaluation of microbiological variants of sputum processing and concentration of mycobacteria to optimize the microscopic and imaging diagnosis of tuberculosis

Evaluation of microbiological variants of sputum processing and concentration of mycobacteria to optimize the microscopic and imaging diagnosis of tuberculosis

Background: Direct sputum smear is still the first-choice tool for screening of tuberculosis worldwide. Variants of this technique, to improve the sensitivity are desired. Methods: Two microbiological variants of the standard sputum smear (”pellet” and “diluted-pellet”) for both Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) a...

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Main Authors: Jorge E Coronel, Christian C Del Carpio, Erwin J Dianderas, Edgar A Florentini, Guillermo L Kemper, Patricia Sheen, Mirko J Zimic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
Concentration
filtration
sensitivity
smear
sputum
tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2019;volume=8;issue=1;spage=75;epage=82;aulast=Coronel

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