Value of third sputum smear for detection of pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV infected patients

• Main Authors: Majid Marjani (Author), Payam Tabarsi (Author), Parvaneh Baghaei (Author), Davoud Mansouri (Author), Mohammad Reza Masjedi (Author), Ali Akbar Velayati (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2012-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We evaluated diagnostic yield of third sputum smear in patients co infected with HIV for detection of pulmonary tuberculosis. Among 139 pulmonary tuberculosis cases confirmed with positive sputum culture, diagnostic yield of first smear of sputum with acid fast staining was 83.5%. Incremental yield...