Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in one day : Way forward for END TB Strategy 2015

Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in one day : Way forward for END TB Strategy 2015

Background: According to Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP), diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in India requires examination of two sputum samples collected over 2 days, that is, “spot” and next day “morning” samples. Objective: To assess the feasibility of diagnosing pulmo...

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Main Authors: Gourahari Pradhan, Manoranjan Pattnaik, Hemanta Kumar Sethy, Jyoti Patnaik, Thitta Mohanty, Pradeep Kumar Giri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Subjects:
Acid-fast bacillus
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
pulmonary tuberculosis
sputum microscopy
Ziehl–Neelsen stain
Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2019;volume=8;issue=1;spage=184;epage=188;aulast=Pradhan

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