Regular Sputum Check-Up for Early Diagnosis of Tuberculosis after Exposure in Healthcare Facilities.

Bacteriological confirmation, with identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, can be established by sputum smear microscopy, sputum culture, examination of BAL,

examination of induced sputum samples as a param- eter of inflammation to be used in clinical practice and describes conditions under which the induced sputum technique should be

Objective: To propose a methodology for characterizing proficiency in sputum smear microscopy for acid-fast bacilli (AFB) in the diagnosis of tuberculosis and to determine the

Objective: To determine the diagnostic sensitivity of bacteriological analyses in induced sputum (IS) for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and to

Evaluation of sputum staining by modified cold method and comparison with Ziehl-Neelsen and fluorochrome methods for the primary diagnosis of tuberculosis.. Southeast

METHODS A total of 302 sputum samples from an equal number of patients with presumptive diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) were submitted for routine smear microscopy,

Evaluation of sputum staining by modified cold method and comparison with Ziehl-Neelsen and fluorochrome methods for the primary diagnosis of tuberculosis.. Southeast

Bacteriological confirmation, with identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, can be established by sputum smear microscopy, sputum culture, examination of BAL,