Comparison of acid-fast stain and culture for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in pre- and post-bronchoscopy sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage in HIV-infected patients with atypical chest X-ray in Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: Smear-negative tuberculosis occurs more frequently in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients than in non-HIV-infected patients. Besides, there are substantial numbers of patients who cannot produce sputum, making the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) difficult. AIMS...

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Autores principales: Aderaye, Getachew, G/Egziabher, Haimanot, Aseffa, Abraham, Worku, Alemayehu, Lindquist, Lars
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2732096/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19727366
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1817-1737.36549

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2732096/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19727366
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1817-1737.36549

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