Fluorescence microscopy for the diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis in Ethiopia.

Gemeda Abebe Dossegnaw Aragaw Mulualem Tadesse

Published in: African journal of laboratory medicine (2020)

This study showed that implementation of LED-FM on bleach pre-treated and concentrated sputum can significantly improve the diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis. However, all scanty grade, positive smears by LED-FM need to be confirmed by reference culture method.

Keyphrases

pulmonary tuberculosis
mycobacterium tuberculosis
single molecule
primary care
healthcare
high throughput
quality improvement
cystic fibrosis
newly diagnosed
single cell
quantum dots