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Implementation of liquid culture for tuberculosis diagnosis in a remote setting: lessons learned | Journal Article / Short Report | MSF Science Portal
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Implementation of liquid culture for tuberculosis diagnosis in a remote setting: lessons learned

Hepple P, Novoa-Cain J, Cheruiyot C, Richter E, Ritmeijer KKD
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Abstract
Although sputum smear microscopy is the primary method for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis in low-resource settings, it has low sensitivity. The World Health Organization recommends the use of liquid culture techniques for TB diagnosis and drug susceptibility testing in low- and middle-income countries. An evaluation of samples from southern Sudan found that culture was able to detect cases of active pulmonary TB and extra-pulmonary TB missed by conventional smear microscopy. However, the long delays involved in obtaining culture results meant that they were usually not clinically useful, and high rates of non-tuberculous mycobacteria isolation made interpretation of results difficult. Improvements in diagnostic capacity and rapid speciation facilities, either on-site or through a local reference laboratory, are crucial.

Countries

Sudan

Subject Area

tuberculosisdiagnostics

Languages

English
Published Date
01 Mar 2011
PubMed ID
21333111
Journal
International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Volume | Issue | Pages
Volume 15, Issue 3, Pages 405-407