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Evaluation of combined LED-fluorescence microscopy and bleach sedimentation for diagnosis of tuberculosis at peripheral health service level

Bonnet MMB, Gagnidze L, Guerin PJ, Bonte L, Ramsay AR,  et al.
2011-05-31 • PLOS One
2011-05-31 • PLOS One
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...
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Reducing the Number of Sputum Samples Examined and Thresholds for Positivity: An Opportunity to Optimise Smear Microscopy

Bonnet MMB, Ramsay AR, Gagnidze L, Githui W, Guerin PJ,  et al.
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 ...
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Sputum, sex and scanty smears: new case definition may reduce sex disparities in smear-positive tuberculosis

Ramsay AR, Bonnet MMB, Gagnidze L, Githui W, Varaine FFV,  et al.
2009-05-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2009-05-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
SETTING
Urban clinic, Nairobi.

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the impact of specimen quality and different smear-positive tuberculosis (TB) case (SPC) definitions on SPC detection ...
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Performance of LED-Based Fluorescence Microscopy to Diagnose Tuberculosis in a Peripheral Health Centre in Nairobi

Bonnet MMB, Gagnidze L, Githui W, Guerin PJ, Bonte L,  et al.
2011-02-18 • PLOS One
2011-02-18 • PLOS One
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...
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Added value of bleach sedimentation microscopy for diagnosis of tuberculosis: a cost-effectiveness study

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 ...
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Evaluation of FASTPlaqueTB to diagnose smear-negative tuberculosis in a peripheral clinic in Kenya

Bonnet MMB, Gagnidze L, Varaine FFV, Ramsay AR, Githui W,  et al.
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.

DESIGN...
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Bleach sedimentation: an opportunity to optimize smear microscopy for tuberculosis diagnosis in settings of high prevalence of HIV

Bonnet MMB, Ramsay AR, Githui W, Gagnidze L, Varaine FFV,  et al.
2008-06-01 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
2008-06-01 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
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...