Rizwan Iqbal, Iffat Shabbir, Tariq Waseem.
Screening of AFB in sputum by concentration or direct smear method
Pak J Med Res Jan - Mar 2000;39(1):35-6.
TB Ward TB out door Mayo Hospital Lahore
A comparative study of 800 sputum cases was carried out to establish the efficiency of direct and concentration method for the detection of AFB. A total of 22.1% sputum specimens were found AFB positive by concentration method and 14.1% by direct method. Positive smears were missed by both methods, but more by direct method. Percentage of agreement between two methods were 89.6% and dis-agreement was 10.4%. It is concluded that positive yield is more by concentration method.
Article: Original Article
Keywords:
Sputum.
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Bacteriological Techniques.
Mycobacterium.
Tuberculosis.
Efficiency.
Epidemiologic Research Design.
Research Design.
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