
Is bleach-sedimented smear microscopy an alternative to direct microscopy under programme conditions in India? [Short communication]
Keywords: TB diagnosis; bleach sedimentation; bleach smears; conventional microscopy; direct smears
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: 1: State Tuberculosis Training and Demonstration Centre, Hyderabad, Andra Pradesh, India 2: World Health Organization Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme Technical Assistance Project, New Delhi, India 3: Regional Office for South-East Asia, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, New Delhi, India 4: Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme State Tuberculosis Office, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India 5: Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme State Tuberculosis Office, Hyderabad, Andra Pradesh, India 6: Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India 7: Regional Medical Research Center for Tribals, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India 8: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Publication date: March 21, 2013
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