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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...
Autores principales: | Aderaye, Getachew, G/Egziabher, Haimanot, Aseffa, Abraham, Worku, Alemayehu, Lindquist, Lars |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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