Influence on quality of sputum sample of tuberculosis patients on detection of acid-fast bacilli and its nursing measure / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To discuss the influence factors on detection of acid-fast bacilli for tubercu-lnsis patients and to seek for method to improve the quality of sputum sample. Methods A retrospective analysis was carried out in 3102 sputum sample of 1034 patients. Results The positve detection of acid-fast bacilli was found in 570 samples (18.4%). Pus sputum and bloody sputum had no evident influence on the positive detection rate(P＞0.05).The other two kinds of sputum had statistical influence on the positive detection rate (P＜0.01). Conclusions Attention to the intervention and instruction before collecting sputum sample proved to be important measure to ensure the quality of sputum sample and increase the positve detection rate of acid-fast bacilli.