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Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from the stool of HIV sero-positive individuals suspected of pulmonary tuberculosis

BACKGROUND: The impact of tuberculosis (TB) is exacerbated in Africa because of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic. Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) diagnosis is difficult in HIV-infected patients and negative sputum results are more common which leads to diagnostic delay and increases morb...

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Autores principales: Abaye, Gizaw E., Abebe, Tamrat, Worku, Adane, Tolessa, Debela, Ameni, Gobena, Mihret, Adane
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5438117/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28542255
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177529