Bleach treatment of sputum samples aids pulmonary tuberculosis screening among HIV-infected patients in Laos.

Thammavong, C

Bleach treatment of sputum samples aids pulmonary tuberculosis screening among HIV-infected patients in Laos. [electronic resource] - The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Oct 2011 - 1353-8 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Evaluation Study; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1815-7920

10.5588/ijtld.11.0075 doi


AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections--diagnosis
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Bacteriological Techniques
Bleaching Agents--economics
Child
Coinfection
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Female
HIV Infections--epidemiology
Health Care Costs
Humans
Laos--epidemiology
Male
Microscopy
Middle Aged
Mycobacterium tuberculosis--isolation & purification
Predictive Value of Tests
Prevalence
Prospective Studies
Sensitivity and Specificity
Sodium Hypochlorite--economics
Specimen Handling--economics
Sputum--microbiology
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary--diagnosis
Young Adult