National Guidelines Not Always Followed When Diagnosing Smear-Negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Patients with HIV in Botswana

BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis (SNPTB) is challenging, especially in patients with HIV. The Botswana National Tuberculosis Program (BNTP) guidelines give guidance in diagnosing and treating SNPTB. Patients with chronic cough should be screened for TB by 3 sputum smear...

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Autores principales: Tafuma, Taurayi A., Burnett, Rosemary J., Huis in 't Veld, Diana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3925109/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24551128
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0088654

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3925109/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24551128
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0088654

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