Light-emitting diode-fluorescent microscopy: Determining its sensitivity and specificity in diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in a high-burden tuberculosis region and resource-limited country like India

• Main Authors: Shariq Ahmed (Author), Indu Shukla (Author), Nazish Fatima (Author), Sumit K Varshney (Author), Mohammad Shameem (Author), Uzma Tayyaba (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global health problem. India accounts for the one-fourth of the global TB burden. For resource-limited countries like India having high burden of TB, smear microscopy is the most commonly used method for microbiological diagnosis. Although culture being...