Mycobacterial Diseases
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Nabil Askar

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• Research Article
  The Yield of Sputum Smear Direct Microscopy Using Ziehl-Neelsen Stain in Comparison with Lowenstein Jensen Culture on the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Tripoli-Libya
  Author(s): Ahmed Shoukrie, Ahmed Alameen, Doha Shaban, Wedad Alamari, Naima Aboguttaia, et al. Ahmed Shoukrie, Ahmed Alameen, Doha Shaban, Wedad Alamari, Naima Aboguttaia, et al.
  
  Background: In the developing countries, Tuberculosis is one of leading causes of morbidity and mortality. The detection and identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is considered a great challenge for clinical microbiologists. Albeit Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) smear is being a rapid diagnostic tool for TB, the culture on Lowenstein Jensen (LJ) medium is considered the golden diagnostic tool for TB in the developing countries. Objectives: To evaluate the validity and reliability of ZN smear of acid-fast bacilli compared to the culture on LJ medium. Design and Settings: This study is the first in Libya which was conducted from January 2016 to December 2016 in the TB reference laboratory at the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC), Tripoli, Libya. Patients and methods: The retrospective a.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-1068.1000256

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