Prospective study comparing the conventional and same-day strategies to diagnose pulmonary tuberculosis

Lopes, A; Mougari, F; Chopin, D; Pogliaghi, M; Munier, AL; Delcey, V; Simoneau, G; Raskine, L; Evans, J; Mouly, S; Cambau, E; Bergmann, JF; Sellier, P

Lopes, A (corresponding author), Univ Paris Diderot, Grp Hosp St Louis Lariboisiere Fernand Widal, AP HP, Dept Med Interne, 2 Rue Ambroise Pare, F-75010 Paris, France.

MEDECINE ET MALADIES INFECTIEUSES, 2020; 50 (1): 36

Abstract

Objective. - The WHO recommends same-day sputum smear microscopy for the diagnosis of smear-positive tuberculosis (TB) in countries with high TB burde......

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