Comparative evaluation of the Alpha Tec ® NAC-PAC™ Red against a conventional NALC-NaOH method for decontamination of sputum samples for tuberculosis testing

• S. Nomatshaka,
• N. Govender,
• R. Kwapu,
• S.V. Omar,
• A.W. Dreyer,
• N. Ismail

Affiliations

S. Nomatshaka

National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa

N. Govender

National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa

R. Kwapu

National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa

S.V. Omar

National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa

A.W. Dreyer

University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

N. Ismail

National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa