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Impact of pre-analytical factors on mycobacterium cultures contaminations rates in Burkina Faso, West Africa

Pan African Medical Journal, Volume 19, Article 396, Year 2014

Introduction: For a high quality level diagnosis, mycobacterium culture must comply with the pre-analytical and analytical conditions recommended by the WHO and the country National Tuberculosis Program (NTP). In this study, we determined whether temperature and duration of sputum storage were associated with culture contamination in Burkina Faso.
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Citations: 15
Authors: 15
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Burkina Faso