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Instructions for Collecting Sputum for a TB Test

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Instructions for Collecting Sputum for a TB Test

This pamphlet provides detailed guidelines for patients about how and when to collect a sputum sample.

Author:
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Communicable Disease Control Branch, TB Control Program
Focus Area:
TB
Subjects:
Diagnosis
Treatment Guidelines Materials
Diagnosis- Screening
Diagnosis- Sputum Smear Examination
Publication Date:
2009
Format:
Fact Sheet
Links:
HTML
Last Updated Date:
Publication ID:
33699