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The role of speciation in positive Lowenstein-Jensen culture isolates from a high tuberculosis burden country
(Public Library of Science, 2011-11)
Objective: To determine the need for routine speciation of positive Lowenstein-Jensen mycobacterial cultures in HIVinfected
patients suspected of having pulmonary tuberculosis at Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda.
Methods: ...
Nucleic acid amplification tests for diagnosis of smear-negative TB in a high HIV prevalence setting: a prospective cohort study
(Public Library of Science, 2011-01)
Background: Nucleic acid amplification tests are sensitive for identifying Mycobacterium tuberculosis in populations with positive sputum smears for acid-fast bacilli, but less sensitive in sputum-smear-negative populations. ...