Feasibility of magnetic bead technology for concentration of mycobacteria in sputum prior to fluorescence microscopy
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Direct sputum smear microscopy is the mainstay of TB diagnosis in most low and middle income countries, and is highly specific for <it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </it>in such settings. However it is limited by low sensiti...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-05-01
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| Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/125 |