COMPARATIVE STUDY OF COMMERCIAL IMMUNO-CHROMATOGRAPHIC TEST STRIP AGAINST ZIEHL-NEELSEN STAIN IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF TUBERCULOSIS
ABSTRACT A comparative study of Immuno-chromatographic test (Serology) with Ziehl-Neelsen (Z-N) staining technique was carried on patients who are suspected of having tuberculosis in the General Hospital, Minna, Niger state, Nigeria. The study was done to compare their performance in the diagnosis of tuberculosis. Three Hundred (300) patients were enlisted for the study but only Two Hundred and Fifty-two (252)patients completed the study. Three (3) Sputum samples were collected from ...
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