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Sputum smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis: sensitivity and specificity of diagnostic algorithm
BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is complicated by the increased presence of sputum smear negative tuberculosis. Diagnosis of smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis is made by an algorithm recommended by the National Tuberculosis...
Autores principales: | Swai, Hedwiga F, Mugusi, Ferdinand M, Mbwambo, Jessie K |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3216301/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22044882 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-4-475 |
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