Performance of LED-Based Fluorescence Microscopy to Diagnose Tuberculosis in a Peripheral Health Centre in Nairobi.
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Epicentre, France; Centre for Respiratory Diseases Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya; Médecins Sans Frontières, France; UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, SwitzerlandIssue Date
2011-02-18Submitted date
2011-03-10
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Sputum microscopy is the only tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic available at peripheral levels of care in resource limited countries. Its sensitivity is low, particularly in high HIV prevalence settings. Fluorescence microscopy (FM) can improve performance of microscopy and with the new light emitting diode (LED) technologies could be appropriate for peripheral settings. The study aimed to compare the performance of LED-FM versus Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) microscopy and to assess feasibility of LED-FM at a low level of care in a high HIV prevalence country.PubMed ID
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1932-6203ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1371/journal.pone.0017214
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