Predictors and outcomes of mycobacteremia among HIV-infected smear- negative presumptive tuberculosis patients in Uganda

BACKGROUND: Sputum smear microscopy for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis lacks sensitivity in HIV-infected symptomatic patients and increases the likelihood that mycobacterial infections particularly disseminated TB will be missed; delays in diagnosis can be fatal. Given the duration for MTB growth in bl...

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Autores principales: Nakiyingi, Lydia, Ssengooba, Willy, Nakanjako, Damalie, Armstrong, Derek, Holshouser, Molly, Kirenga, Bruce J, Shah, Maunank, Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet, Joloba, Moses L, Ellner, Jerrold J, Dorman, Susan E, Manabe, Yukari C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4332438/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25888317
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-0812-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4332438/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25888317
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-0812-4

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