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Value of third sputum smear for detection of pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV infected patients
We evaluated diagnostic yield of third sputum smear in patients co infected with HIV for detection of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). Among 139 pulmonary tuberculosis cases confirmed with positive sputum culture, diagnostic yield of first smear of sputum with acid fast staining was 81.9%. Incremental y...
Autores principales: | , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3892638/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24470949 http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/idr.2012.e35 |