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DIGESTION AND DECONTAMINATION OF SPUTUM AND GASTRIC ASPIRATE SPECIMENS FOR AFB   Add to my SOP compendium

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This document describes the procedure used by the Clinical Trials Unit at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center Biotechnology Laboratory for the digestion and preparation of sputum and gastric aspirate specimens for mycobacterial culture and smears for Acid-Fast Bacilli (AFB) staining. It is a product of the Clinical Trials Unit at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center which is supported by the Duke Global Health Institute and is available for download at https://globalhealth.duke.edu/standard-operating-procedures-clinical-trials-sops.

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MIC.007.02_DIGEST_DECON_MYCOBACT.pdf [Size: 49 KB]
Biospecimens
  • Fluid - Gastric Fluid
  • Fluid - Saliva
Diagnoses
  • AIDS/HIV-related
Topics
  • Biospecimen Processing
  • Storage

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