The Yield of Sputum Smear Direct Microscopy Using Ziehl-Neelsen Stain in Comparison with Lowenstein Jensen Culture on the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Tripoli-Libya

Ahmed Shoukrie^1*, Ahmed Alameen¹, Doha Shaban¹, Wedad Alamari², Naima Aboguttaia², Nabil Askar², Ali Torki² and Mohamed Furjani²

¹Faculty of Medicine, University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya, E-mail: ahmed.shoukrie@gmail.com

²TB-Laboratory, National Center of Disease Control, Tripoli, Libya, E-mail: ahmed.shoukrie@gmail.com

^*Corresponding Author: Ahmed Shoukrie, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya, Tel: 0021891-8645155 Email: