Is a large number of sputum specimens necessary for the bacteriological diagnosis of tuberculosis?

J Clin Microbiol. 2000 Jan;38(1):466. doi: 10.1128/JCM.38.1.466-466.2000.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Sputum / microbiology*
  • Staining and Labeling / economics
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / diagnosis*