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The role of induced sputum in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis

BACKGROUND: Microbiological confirmation of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is of paramount importance in the era of immunocompromised host and emergence of multi-drug resistance. OBJECTIVES: To assess the value of sputum induction (SI) with hypertonic saline nebulization as a diagnostic tool in patient...

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Autores principales: Biswas, Saurabh, Das, Anirban, Sinha, Arijit, Das, Sibes K., Bairagya, Tapan Das
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3775199/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24049254
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-2113.116259