[Direct sputa examination limits in tuberculosis active detection in 200 immigrant candidates in United States of America].
The Côte-d'Ivoire Pasteur Institute unit of Tuberculous and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria carried out 600 smears stained by Ziehl-Neelsen in 200 immigrant candidates for the U.S.A. The sputa of 44 of them were put in culture on Lowenstein-Jensen medium. Eight (4%) candidates had active pulmonary tuberculosis among whom 5 had smear negative sputum. The pulmonary tuberculosis active detection performed on target population with accessible and sensitive tool can contribute to strengthen the fight against tuberculosis in endemic areas.
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Institut Pasteur de Côte-d'Ivoire, Unité des mycobactéries tuberculeuses et atypiques, 01 BP 490 Abidjan 01, Côte-d'Ivoire. ngueskr@yahoo.fr
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D007560:Cote d'Ivoire; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology*; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D014481:United States