Induced sputum is safe and well-tolerated for TB diagnosis in a resource-poor primary healthcare setting

Elkington, Paul T.; Ugarte Gil, Cesar Augusto; Gotuzzo Herencia, José Eduardo; Friedland, Jon S.; Moore, David Alexander James

dc.contributor.author	Ugarte Gil, Cesar Augusto
dc.contributor.author	Elkington, Paul T.
dc.contributor.author	Gotuzzo Herencia, José Eduardo
dc.contributor.author	Friedland, Jon S.
dc.contributor.author	Moore, David Alexander James
dc.date.accessioned	2020-06-10T18:11:32Z
dc.date.available	2020-06-10T18:11:32Z
dc.date.issued	2015
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/7977
dc.description.abstract	Improved tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics are required. Induced sputum sampling is superior to spontaneous sputum analysis for diagnosis of pulmonary TB. Therefore, we examined the applicability of induced sputum in primary health centers of the Peruvian TB program and studied the safety and tolerability of this procedure. We show that induced sputum is safe, inexpensive, and well-tolerated in a resource-limited environment. Widespread use of induced sputum at primary health centers can be implemented and may improve TB diagnosis.	en_US
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.publisher	American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
dc.relation.ispartofseries	American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH Journal)
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.subject	Adult	en_US
dc.subject	Female	en_US
dc.subject	Humans	en_US
dc.subject	Male	en_US
dc.subject	Peru/epidemiology	en_US
dc.subject	Primary Health Care/methods	en_US
dc.subject	Saline Solution, Hypertonic/administration & dosage/adverse effects	en_US
dc.subject	Sputum/microbiology	en_US
dc.subject	Tuberculosis/diagnosis/epidemiology	en_US
dc.title	Induced sputum is safe and well-tolerated for TB diagnosis in a resource-poor primary healthcare setting	en_US
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.14-0583
dc.subject.ocde	https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.06
dc.relation.issn	1476-1645