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Sensitivity of Ziehl-Neelsen method for centrifuged deposit smears of sputum samples transported in cetyl-pyridinium chloride.
Artigo em Inglês | IMSEAR | ID: sea-22834
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND &

OBJECTIVES:

Sensitivity of Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) method is known to be low for liquefied sputum smears. Information on the ZN sensitivity for centrifuged deposit smears is not known. This study was carried out to determine the sensitivity of ZN method for acid fast bacilli (AFB) in centrifuged deposit smears and liquefied sputum smears made from sputum samples transported in cetyl-pyridinium chloride (CPC) solution.

METHODS:

Liquefied sputum smears and the corresponding centrifuged deposit smears from each of the 607 consecutive sputum samples collected from tuberculosis patients admitted to receive treatment transported in CPC were read by the same readers and their results compared with culture results.

RESULTS:

A significantly (P<0.001) higher proportion of samples were positive in centrifuged deposit smears (40%) compared to liquefied sputum smears (30%). The results of 341 culture-positive specimens revealed that the sensitivity of ZN method was 47 per cent using liquefied sputum smears and 63 per cent using centrifuged deposit smears (P<0.001). INTERPRETATION &

CONCLUSION:

Our study demonstrated that the sensitivity of ZN method for AFB in centrifuged deposit smears and liquefied sputum smears was reduced if sputum samples are transported in CPC solution.
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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático) Assunto principal: Escarro / Tuberculose Pulmonar / Humanos / Centrifugação / Cetilpiridínio / Técnicas Bacteriológicas / Sensibilidade e Especificidade / Índia / Mycobacterium tuberculosis Tipo de estudo: Estudo diagnóstico / Estudos de avaliação País/Região como assunto: Ásia Idioma: Inglês Ano de publicação: 2006 Tipo de documento: Artigo

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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático) Assunto principal: Escarro / Tuberculose Pulmonar / Humanos / Centrifugação / Cetilpiridínio / Técnicas Bacteriológicas / Sensibilidade e Especificidade / Índia / Mycobacterium tuberculosis Tipo de estudo: Estudo diagnóstico / Estudos de avaliação País/Região como assunto: Ásia Idioma: Inglês Ano de publicação: 2006 Tipo de documento: Artigo