A61 TUBERCULOSIS DISEASE: HOST RESPONSE AND DIAGNOSTICS: More Than A Decade Of Tuberculosis Diagnosis In Mrc Unit, The gambia(mrcg)

A61 TUBERCULOSIS DISEASE: HOST RESPONSE AND DIAGNOSTICS: More Than A Decade Of Tuberculosis Diagnosis In Mrc Unit, The gambia(mrcg)

Here, we reviewed the yield of mycobacterial diagnostics in TB suspects seen at the MRCG Clinic between January 2002 and December 2015 Methods: Patients information such as sex, age and site of infection were recorded. Clinical specimens received in the laboratory included sputum, pleural fluids, as...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2017-01, Vol.195
Hauptverfasser: Mendy, F, Faburay, A, Secka, O, Ayorinde, A, Faal-Jawara, T, Otu, J
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Sprache:eng
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Medical diagnosis
Microscopy
Tuberculosis
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Zusammenfassung:Here, we reviewed the yield of mycobacterial diagnostics in TB suspects seen at the MRCG Clinic between January 2002 and December 2015 Methods: Patients information such as sex, age and site of infection were recorded. Clinical specimens received in the laboratory included sputum, pleural fluids, aspirates, bronchoalveolar lavage and peripheral blood. 50429 clinical samples from 21042 patients (11832 males and 8890 females and 320 sex unknown) were received between January 2002 and December 2015.
ISSN:1073-449X
1535-4970