Comparison of Light Emitting Diode (LED) Fluorescent Microscopy with Ziehl-Neelsen Microscopy on Sputum Specimens for Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Keeping Culture as ‘Gold Standard’
Abstract:Objective: To compare LED fluorescence microscopy and Ziehl-Neelsen staining in terms of their diagnostic performance in diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis, taking sputum specimens from patients suspected of pulmonary tuberculosis.
Study Design: Prospective longitudinal study.
Place and Duration of Study: Microbiology Department, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Rawalpindi, from Jan 2019 to Dec 2019.
Methodology: Sputum samples from patients with clinical suspicion of pulmonary tuberculosis… Show more
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