Predictive Value of the Acid Fast Smear for Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Respiratory Specimens in a Reference Center of HIV/Aids in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

In order to evaluate the predictive value of acid fast bacilii (AFB) smear for the diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in respiratory specimens in a setting with a high prevalence of Aids and an unknown prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), we retrospectively examined specimens cultur...

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Vydané v:	Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Ročník 94; číslo 6; s. 787 - 790
Hlavní autori:	Conde, Marcus B, Figueira, Cesar M, Moraes, Renata, Fonseca, Leila S, DeRiemer, Kathy, Kritski, Afranio L
Médium:	Journal Article
Jazyk:	English
Vydavateľské údaje:	Brazil Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz 01.11.1999 Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
Predmet:	acid fast smear Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - microbiology Bacteriological Techniques Brazil Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid - microbiology HIV/Aids Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mycobacterium tuberculosis - acid fast smear - non tuberculous mycobacteria - HIV/Aids Mycobacterium tuberculosis - isolation & purification non tuberculous mycobacteria PARASITOLOGY Predictive Value of Tests Referral and Consultation Retrospective Studies Sputum - microbiology TROPICAL MEDICINE Brazil HIV/Aids Mycobacterium tuberculosis acid fast smear non tuberculous mycobacteria
ISSN:	1678-8060, 0074-0276, 0074-0276, 1678-8060
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