Short-term bleach digestion of sputum in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in patients co-infected with HIV.

Lawson, L

Short-term bleach digestion of sputum in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in patients co-infected with HIV. [electronic resource] - Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) Jul 2007 - 368-72 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

1472-9792

10.1016/j.tube.2007.02.002 doi


Cross-Sectional Studies
Disinfectants
HIV Infections--epidemiology
Humans
Mycobacterium tuberculosis--isolation & purification
Prospective Studies
Sensitivity and Specificity
Sodium Hypochlorite
Sputum--microbiology
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary--diagnosis