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Yield of Smear Microscopy and Radiological Findings of Male and Female Patients with Tuberculosis in Abuja, Nigeria
Objective. To describe the yield of smear-microscopy and radiological findings by male and female patients with symptoms of tuberculosis in Abuja, Nigeria. Methods. Patients ≥15 years old with cough for >3 weeks submitted 3 sputum samples for smear microscopy. One specimen was cultured using MGIT...
Autores principales: | Lawson, Lovett, Yassin, Mohammed A., Onuoha, Alex N., Ramsay, Andrew, Anderson de Cuevas, Rachel R. M., Theobald, Sally, Davies, Peter D. O., Cuevas, Luis E. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3335462/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22567256 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/241659 |
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