Improved sensitivity of direct microscopy for acid-fast bacilli: sedimentation as an alternative to centrifugation for concentration of tubercle bacilli.

Miörner, H; Ganlöv, G; Yohannes, Z; Adane, Y

Miörner, H; Ganlöv, G; Yohannes, Z; Adane, Y.

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Miörner H; Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. hmiorner@mb.diag.ssi.dk

J Clin Microbiol ; 34(12): 3206-7, 1996 Dec.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8940473

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Bacteriological Techniques; Microscopy/methods; Mycobacterium tuberculosis/isolation & purification; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/diagnosis; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/microbiology; Bacteriological Techniques/statistics & numerical data; Centrifugation; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Humans; Sensitivity and Specificity; Sodium Hypochlorite; Sputum/microbiology

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Bacteriological Techniques / Microscopy / Mycobacterium tuberculosis Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Evaluation_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: J Clin Microbiol Year: 1996 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Ethiopia

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