Fig. 1.
Overview of sputum sample processing. Cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC); Difco buffer, Difco neutralizing buffer; RT, room temperature; TB, tuberculosis; ZN, Ziehl-Nielsen staining. 1 1% NaOH decontamination
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