Investigating the quality of expectorated sputum for tuberculosis diagnosis in Bolivia.
| dc.contributor.author | Hernández, P | |
| dc.contributor.author | Punchak, M | |
| dc.contributor.author | Camacho, M | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hepple, P | |
| dc.contributor.author | McNerney, R | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Bolivia | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-24T15:06:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-03-24T15:06:22Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.description | Vol. 19, No. 9, pp. 1065-7 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A low-power microscope-based cytological system to assess the quality of expectorated sputum provided for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis was piloted in Bolivia. A total of 3688 samples were subjected to visual and cytological examination in nine laboratories: of these, 591 (16%) were misclassified by visual examination and 294 (8%) were found to be degraded. The degree of discordance varied between locations, and laboratories received a higher number of degraded specimens from isolated health clinics. Cytological assessment of sputum was found to be feasible and identified areas for improvement in the Bolivian diagnostic system for TB. | eng |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Pro Mundi Share Salut, La Paz, Bolivia. | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK. | Instituto Nacional de Laboratorios en Salud, La Paz, Bolivia. | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.5588/ijtld.14.0700 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1815-7920 | |
| dc.identifier.other | PMID:26260825 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.14.0700 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/101231 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease | |
| dc.source | PubMed | |
| dc.title | Investigating the quality of expectorated sputum for tuberculosis diagnosis in Bolivia. | |
| dc.type | Artículo Científico Publicado |