Front-Loading Sputum Microscopy Services: An Opportunity to Optimise Smear-Based Case Detection of Tuberculosis in High Prevalence Countries | Zendy

Andy Ramsay | Zendy; Mohammed A. Yassin | Zendy; Alexis Cambanis | Zendy; Susumu Hirao | Zendy; Ahmad Almotawa | Zendy; Mohamed Gammo | Zendy; Lovett Lawson | Zendy; Izabel Arbide | Zendy; Nasher AlAghbari | Zendy; Najla AlSonboli | Zendy; Jeevan Bahadur Sherchand | Zendy; Punita Gauchan | Zendy; Luís E. Cuevas | Zendy

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Front-Loading Sputum Microscopy Services: An Opportunity to Optimise Smear-Based Case Detection of Tuberculosis in High Prevalence Countries

Author(s) -

Andy Ramsay,

Mohammed A. Yassin,

Alexis Cambanis,

Susumu Hirao,

Ahmad Almotawa,

Mohamed Gammo,

Lovett Lawson,

Izabel Arbide,

Nasher AlAghbari,

Najla AlSonboli,

Jeevan Bahadur Sherchand,

Punita Gauchan,

Luís E. Cuevas

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

journal of tropical medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.747

H-Index - 30

eISSN - 1687-9694

pISSN - 1687-9686

DOI - 10.1155/2009/398767

Subject(s) - sputum , morning , medicine , tuberculosis , veterinary medicine , pathology

Setting . Ethiopia, Nepal, Nigeria, and Yemen. Objective . To reduce the time to complete sputum microscopy. Design . Cross-sectional surveys enrolling 923 patients with chronic cough in the 4 countries and using similar protocols. Spot-morning-spot sputum specimens were collected. An additional sputum specimen (Xspot) was collected one hour after the first, and the yields of the first two or the three specimens collected as spot-morning-spot or spot-Xspot-morning were compared. Results . 216 patients had ≥ one positive smear. 210 (97%) were identified by the spot-morning-spot, and 210 (97%) were identified by the spot-Xspot-morning specimens, with 203 and 200 identified by the first 2 specimens of each approach, respectively. Neither difference was significant. Conclusions . The time to complete smear microscopy could be reduced.

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