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Instructions for Collecting Sputum for a TB Test
Author:
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Communicable Disease Control Branch, TB Control Program
Publication Date:
2009
Country of Origin:
United States
Format:
Fact Sheet
Language:
English
Abstract
This pamphlet provides detailed guidelines for patients about how and when to collect a sputum sample.Publisher:
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Topic:
Diagnosis, Treatment Guidelines Materials, Diagnosis- Screening, Diagnosis- Sputum Smear Examination
Notes:
This pamphlet is available in Spanish.
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