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    Implementation of the thin layer agar for the diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis in a high HIV prevalence setting in Homa Bay, Kenya.

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    Authors
    Martin, A
    Munga Waweru, P
    Babu Okatch, F
    Amondi Ouma, N
    Bonte, L
    Varaine, F
    Portaels, F
    Affiliation
    Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium; Médecins Sans Frontières, Paris, France; Homa Bay District Hospital, Kenya.
    Issue Date
    2009-06-03
    
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    Journal
    Journal of Clinical Microbiology
    Abstract
    The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of a low-cost method, the Thin Layer Agar (TLA), for the diagnosis of smear-negative patients. This prospective study was performed in Homa Bay district Hospital in Kenya. Out of 1584 smear-negative sputum samples, 212 were positive by Löwenstein-Jensen (LJ) (13.5%) and 220 positive by TLA (14%). The sensitivity of LJ and TLA was 71% and 74 % respectively. TLA could become an affordable method for the diagnosis of smear-negative tuberculosis in resource-limited settings with results available within 2 weeks.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10144/75177
    DOI
    10.1128/JCM.00264-09
    PubMed ID
    19494065
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    1098-660X
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1128/JCM.00264-09
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