Open AccessEvaluation of mycobacterial microscopy and culture results of Sureyyapasa Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery Training and Research Hospital: A 3-year analysis
Author(s) -
Elçin Akduman Alaşehir,
Ahmet Balıkçı,
Mualla Partal,
Gülay Çatmabacak,
Görkem Yaman
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
tuberkuloz ve toraks/tüberküloz ve toraks
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.157
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 0494-1373
DOI - 10.5578/tt.28058
Subject(s) - gold standard (test) , medicine , tuberculosis , mycobacterium tuberculosis , pulmonary tuberculosis , ziehl–neelsen stain , microbiological culture , sputum , staining , clinical microbiology , mycobacterium tuberculosis complex , positive predicative value , surgery , acid fast , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , predictive value , bacteria , biology , genetics
Effective diagnosis of tuberculosis is of great importance for transmission control and treatment success. The purpose of this study is to evaluate microscopic examination results of Ehrlich-Ziehl Neelsen (EZN) and Auramine-Rhodamine staining methods and automated BACTEC MGIT 960™ system and Löwenstein-Jensen (L-J) culture results of various clinical samples in the light of recent data from the world and Turkey.