Bleach sedimentation method for increased sensitivity of sputum smear microscopy: does it work?

A Van Deun; KM Aung; E Cooreman; MA Hossain; N Chambuganj; V Rema; H Marandi; A Kawria; F Portaels

Bleach sedimentation method for increased sensitivity of sputum smear microscopy: does it work?

A Van Deun, KM Aung, E Cooreman, MA Hossain, N Chambuganj, V Rema, H Marandi, A Kawria, F Portaels

Mycobacteriology

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Original language	English
Journal	International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Volume	4
Pages (from-to)	371-376
ISSN	1027-3719
Publication status	Published - 2000

Keywords

B780-tropical-medicine
Bacterial diseases
Tuberculosis
Diagnosis
Ziehl-Neelsen smear
Laboratory techniques and procedures
Staining
Sensitivity
Specificity

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http://lib.itg.be/pdf/itg/2000/2000ijtl0371.pdf

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