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Published on: February 16, 2020
[Direct sputa examination limits in tuberculosis active detection in 200 immigrant candidates in United States of
1Institut Pasteur de Côte-d'Ivoire, Unité des mycobactéries tuberculeuses et atypiques, 01 BP 490 Abidjan 01, Côte-d'Ivoire. ngueskr@yahoo.fr
Abstract:
The Côte-d'Ivoire Pasteur Institute unit of Tuberculous and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria carried out 600 smears stained by Ziehl-Neelsen in 200 immigrant candidates for the U.S.A. The sputa of 44 of them were put in culture on Lowenstein-Jensen medium. Eight (4%) candidates had active pulmonary tuberculosis among whom 5 had smear negative sputum. The pulmonary tuberculosis active detection performed on target population with accessible and sensitive tool can contribute to strengthen the fight against tuberculosis in endemic areas.
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