Open AccessLight-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
Author(s) -
Shariq Ahmed,
Indu Shukla,
Nazish Fatima,
Sumit Kumar Varshney,
Mohammad Shameem,
Uzma Tayyaba
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chrismed journal of health and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2348-506X
pISSN - 2348-3334
DOI - 10.4103/cjhr.cjhr_46_18
Subject(s) - medicine , ziehl–neelsen stain , sputum , tuberculosis , gold standard (test) , stain , staining , microscopy , acid fast , pulmonary tuberculosis , predictive value , fluorescence microscope , pathology , fluorescence , optics , physics