Performance indicators of fluorescence microscopy for sputum samples in pulmonary tuberculosis
| Autor: | N Selvakumar, A Syam Sunder, M Gomathi Sekar, C Ponnuraja, Vanaja Kumar |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of Mycobacteriology, Vol 1, Iss 3, Pp 143-145 (2012) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2212-5531 2212-554X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijmyco.2012.07.005 |
| Popis: | To get insight into the sensitivity of fluorescence microscopy for diagnostic and follow-up sputum samples from pulmonary tuberculosis patients in clinical trials, the yield of smear positivity – among culture positive sputum samples – encountered in diagnostic and follow-up samples was retrospectively analyzed from the data available in a mycobacteriology laboratory in India. The sensitivity of fluorescence microscopy for diagnostic and follow-up samples respectively was found to be 94.3% and 60.7%. With these values as guidelines, the performance of fluorescence microscopy in the treatment of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis under DOTS plus program remains to be monitored and studied. |
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