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Efficacy of Induced Sputum for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Adults Unable to Expectorate Sputum

BACKGROUND: Induced sputum (IS) has been used to collect airway secretions in subjects who have inadequate sputum production. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of IS for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in adults unable to expectorate sputum. METHODS: Medical records...

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Autor principal: Park, Jae Seuk
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4499587/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26175773
http://dx.doi.org/10.4046/trd.2015.78.3.203