Front loading sputum microscopy: Honing the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis

Indian J Tuberc. 2019 Jul;66(3):420-421. doi: 10.1016/j.ijtb.2019.01.003. Epub 2019 Jan 22.

Authors

Prabhat Kiran Khatri¹, Vikrant Negi²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Microbiology, Dr S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur, India. Electronic address: drpkkhatri@yahoo.co.in.
² Department of Microbiology, Dr S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur, India. Electronic address: negi.vikrant@gmail.com.

PMID: 31439191
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijtb.2019.01.003

No abstract available

Keywords: Directly observed treatment short course; Revised national tuberculosis control programme; Same day microscopy.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Communicable Disease Control*
Delivery of Health Care / methods*
Delivery of Health Care / organization & administration
Humans
India
Microscopy / methods*
Public Health*
Sputum / microbiology*
Time Factors
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / diagnosis*