Diagnosis and Treatment Outcome of Smear Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Retrospective study in Kpando Municipal, Ghana
Desmond O. Acheampong, Richard Opoku, Alex Boye, Daniel S. Agyirifo, Isaac Dadzie, Prince A. Barnie, Godwin Kwakye-Nuako & Francis Nyandzi · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2018
Background: Smear microscopy remains the primary tool for the detection of tuberculosis in Ghana. Laboratory diagnosis of active tuberculosis cases by sputum smear microscopy is a critical component of Directly Observed Treatment, Shortcourse (DOTS). Effective control of tubercul...
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10.9734/JAMMR/2018/40156