Smear positivity in paediatric and adult tuberculosis: systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis continues to rely on sputum smear microscopy in many settings. We conducted a meta-analysis to estimate the percentage of children and adults with tuberculosis that are sputum smear positive. METHODS: We searched PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, and Global Health data...

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Autores principales: Kunkel, Amber, Abel zur Wiesch, Pia, Nathavitharana, Ruvandhi R., Marx, Florian M., Jenkins, Helen E., Cohen, Ted
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4906576/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27296716
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1617-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4906576/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27296716
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1617-9

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