Investigating the quality of expectorated sputum for tuberculosis diagnosis in Bolivia.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
; 19(9): 1065-7, 2015 Sep.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26260825
A low-power microscope-based cytological system to assess the quality of expectorated sputum provided for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis was piloted in Bolivia. A total of 3688 samples were subjected to visual and cytological examination in nine laboratories: of these, 591 (16%) were misclassified by visual examination and 294 (8%) were found to be degraded. The degree of discordance varied between locations, and laboratories received a higher number of degraded specimens from isolated health clinics. Cytological assessment of sputum was found to be feasible and identified areas for improvement in the Bolivian diagnostic system for TB.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Manejo de Espécimes
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Escarro
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Tuberculose Pulmonar
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Técnicas Bacteriológicas
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Bolivia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Bolívia
País de publicação:
França