Diagnosis of tuberculosis in resource-poor settings is hampered by the insensitivity of the direct Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) smear. Liquefaction and concentration of sputum before preparing a ZN smear has been proposed as a way of increasing diagnostic sensitivity. A field trial of this technique was done
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Value of sputum concentration in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis
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- Book ID
- 108369165
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 293 KB
- Volume
- 93
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0035-9203
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