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Editorial

Optimizing sputum smear microscopy for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis

Karen R Steingart Assistant Clinical Professor, Medical Advisor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, CA; Francis J Curry National Tuberculosis Center, 3180 18th Street, Suite 102, San Francisco, CA 94110-2028, USA. [email protected]
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Andrew Ramsay Scientist, UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO, Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, WHO, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland. [email protected]
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Madhukar Pai Assistant Professor, Deptartment of Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Occupational Health, McGill University, Respiratory Epidemiology & Clinical Research Unit, Montréal Chest Institute, 1020 Pine Avenue West, Montréal H3A 1A2, Canada. [email protected]
Pages 327-331 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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Website

  • The Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases www.stoptb.org/wg/new_diagnostics/ assets/documents/tdr-rfa-smearmicro opt-final.pdf

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