Relevance between gross appearance of sputa and smear exam in pulmonary tuberculosis patients

Relevance between gross appearance of sputa and smear exam in pulmonary tuberculosis patients - Relevance between gross appearance of sputa and smear exam in pulmonary tuberculosis patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000012467

Enrollment

Registered

2013-12-02

Start date

2013-10-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

active pulmonary tuberculosis

Interventions

In addition to normal sputa, obtain poor-quality sputa at day 1

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who went into hospital to treat lung tuberculosis

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Who can not agree in a written form

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
sensitivity and specificity of poor sputa relative to good sputa	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactSuido Yoshihiro

Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory center Dept. of Respiratory medicine

yoshi_su2@yahoo.co.jp045-701-9581

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026