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Essential and common tests for Tuberculosis diagnosisSputum Smear. 108592892 Sputum smear microscopy remains the most widely used test for diagnosing pulmonary TB in resource-limited settings. This test involves staining sputum samples with special ...
Evaluation of: Tortoli E, Russo C, Piersimoni C et al. Clinical validation of Xpert MTB/RIF for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Eur. Respir. J. doi:10. ...
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease ... 20 bacteria per millilitre of unprocessed sputum sample in 30 minutes. Conventional culture-based tests, by comparison, can detect about 10–100 ...
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