Use of the Ogawa-Kudoh method to isolate mycobacteria in a tuberculosis reference laboratory in northwestern Paraná, Brazil

Use of the Ogawa-Kudoh method to isolate mycobacteria in a tuberculosis reference laboratory in northwestern Paraná, Brazil

Culturing is the gold standard method for confirming a diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). The Brazilian Ministry of Health recently proposed the use of the Ogawa-Kudoh method for sputa cultures to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The aim of the present study was to evaluate 8 years of using the Ogawa...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Schaefer Borges da Silva, Aline Lemes Castilho, Flaviane Granero Maltempe, Rosangela Zampieri Pina, Elisa Keiko Hirayama Takao, Vera Lúcia Dias Siqueira, Rosilene Fressatti Cardoso, Katiany Rizzieri Caleffi-Ferracioli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2013-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Subjects:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Método de Ogawa-Kudoh
Tuberculose
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