title: Assessing the quality of sputum specimens submitted for mycobacterial culture. Old lessons, new lessons, and the future.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011786:Quality Control; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology*