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Fluorescence microscopy for the diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis in Ethiopia

Abebe, Gemeda; Aragaw, Dossegnaw; Mulualem, Tadesse.

Afr. j. lab. med. (Online); 9 (1),

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of LED-FM for smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis in Ethiopia.Methods: A total of 194 adult patients with a cough lasting for more than two weeks, and who had three direct smear-negative sputum tests for Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Zi...

Postmortem diagnosis of COVID-19: Antemortem challenges of three cases at the 37 Military Hospital, Accra, Ghana

Attoh, Seth A; Hobenu, Frederick; Edusei, Lawrence; Agyeman-Bediako, Kwasi; Laryea, Clement T; Nyarko, Edward O; Amedi, Michael K; Asmah, Richard H; Asumanu, Edward; McAddy, Mary; Maison, Anthony; Nyarko, Godwin; Fatchu, Raymond D; Akakpo, Kafui.

Afr. j. lab. med. (Online); 9 (1),

Background: Consistency among clinical symptoms, laboratory results and autopsy findings can be a quality measure in the diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). There have been classic clinical cases that have met the case definition of COVID-19 but real-time reverse-transcription polymerase ch...

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Medical aids and medical insurance in South Africa

Mcaustland, M.

SA Practice management; 14 (2),