Sputum microscopy is the only diagnostic for tuberculosis (TB) available at peripheral levels of health service in resource-poor countries. Its sensitivity is reduced in high HIV-prevale...
2007-09-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2007-09-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
SETTING: Urban health clinic, Nairobi. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact on tuberculosis (TB) case detection and laboratory workload of reducing the number of sputum smears examined and ...
Sputum microscopy is the only tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic available at peripheral levels of care in resource limited countries. Its sensitivity is low, particularly in high HIV prevalen...
Bonnet MMB, Tajahmady A, Hepple P, Ramsay AR, Githui W, et al.
2010-05-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2010-05-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
SETTING: Bleach sedimentation is a method used to increase the diagnostic yield of sputum microscopy for countries with a high prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection ...
2009-09-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2009-09-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the performance and feasibility of FASTPlaqueTB in smear-negative tuberculosis (TB) suspects in a peripheral clinic after laboratory upgrading.
BACKGROUND: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the performance and feasibility of tuberculosis diagnosis by sputum microscopy after bleach sedimentation, compared with by conventio...
