Are sputum samples of retreatment tuberculosis reaching the reference laboratories? A 9-year audit in Tanzania

A.M. Kilale; B.J. Ngowi; G.S. Mfinanga; S. Egwaga; B. Doulla; A.M.V. Kumar; M. Khogali; J. van Griensven; A.D. Harries; R. Zachariah; S.G. Hinderaker

doi:10.5588/pha.12.0103

Are sputum samples of retreatment tuberculosis reaching the reference laboratories? A 9-year audit in Tanzania

A.M. Kilale, B.J. Ngowi, G.S. Mfinanga, S. Egwaga, B. Doulla, A.M.V. Kumar, M. Khogali, J. van Griensven, A.D. Harries, R. Zachariah, S.G. Hinderaker

HIV and Tuberculosis

Research output: Contribution to journal › A2: International peer reviewed article (not A1-type) › peer-review

Original language	English
Journal	Public Health Action
Volume	3
Issue number	2
Pages (from-to)	156-159
Number of pages	4
ISSN	2220-8372
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5588/pha.12.0103
Publication status	Published - 2013

Keywords

Bacterial diseases
Tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
National programs
Control programs
Evaluation
Audit
Retreatment
Diagnosis
Laboratory network
Sputum
Sampling
Drug susceptibility
Testing
Smear-positive
Tanzania
Africa-East

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