Microscopic detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in direct or processed sputum smears

Microscopic detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in direct or processed sputum smears

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Microscopic identification of active pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) from direct smears of sputum (DS) is widely used for detection, but has limited sensitivity. Here, we assessed the yield of acid-fast bacilli (AFB) detection in processed sputum smears (PSS). METHODS: Sputum...

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Main Authors: José Luiz de Oliveira Magalhães, Juliana Figueiredo da Costa Lima, Ana Albertina de Araújo, Ilyana Oliveira Coutinho, Nilma Cintra Leal, Alzira Maria Paiva de Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Sputum processed
Smear microscopy
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