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Basis for treatment of tuberculosis among HIV-infected patients in Tanzania: the role of chest x-ray and sputum culture

BACKGROUND: Active tuberculosis (TB) is common among HIV-infected persons living in tuberculosis endemic countries, and screening for tuberculosis (TB) is recommended routinely. We sought to determine the role of chest x-ray and sputum culture in the decision to treat for presumptive TB using active...

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Autores principales:	Bakari, Muhammad, Arbeit, Robert D, Mtei, Lillian, Lyimo, Johnson, Waddell, Richard, Matee, Mecky, Cole, Bernard F, Tvaroha, Susan, Horsburgh, C Robert, Soini, Hanna, Pallangyo, Kisali, von Reyn, C Fordham
Formato:	Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2008
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2323005/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18325120 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-8-32

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