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Tuberculosis
University of London details research in tuberculosis
June 30th, 2009
According to recent research from London, the United Kingdom, "To investigate whether visual assessment or microscopic grading of the cellular composition of specimens is a better strategy to screen specimen quality for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis. About 2643 specimens were collected from TB suspects at the Federal TB centre in Pakistan." "Specimens were classified as sputum or saliva visually and microscopically using the criteria proposed by McCarter and Robinson, Van Scoy, Geckler et al., Murray and Washington and Bartlett. The acid-fast bacilli (AFB)-positivity of specimens was also assessed. Despite being the least 'technical' and time consuming, visual assessment...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-06-30)
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