Bleach digestion of sputum prior to smear preparation has been reported to increase the
yield of microscopy for diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis, even in high-HIV-prevalence …

Objective To evaluate the utility of a volunteer health development army in conducting
population screening for active tuberculosis (TB) in a rural community in southern Ethiopia …

Background Direct sputum smear microscopy for tuberculosis (TB) lacks sensitivity for the
detection of acid fast bacilli. Sputum pretreatment procedures may enhance sensitivity. We …

SETTING: Mawenzi Regional Hospital, northern Tanzania. OBJECTIVE: To determine the
value of light-emitting diode (LED) microscopy in diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) on bleach …

In Tanzania sputum culture for tuberculosis (TB) is resource intensive and available only at
zonal facilities. In this study overnight pooled sputum collection technique was compared …

Background Sputum microscopy is the only diagnostic for tuberculosis (TB) available at
peripheral levels of health service in resource-poor countries. Its sensitivity is reduced in …

SETTING: Bleach sedimentation is a method used to increase the diagnostic yield of sputum
microscopy for countries with a high prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) …

Microscopy of direct smears for acid-fast bacilli (AFB) remains the common method for the
laboratory diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in most laboratories in our setting. The …

BACKGROUND: Laos has a high prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) and a slowly increasing
prevalence of human immunode ciency virus/acquired immune-de ciency syndrome …

Abstract Background Tuberculous Lymphadenitis (TBLN) is the commonest form of
extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Definitive diagnosis of TBLN is difficult due to the low efficacy …