Smear grading and the Mantoux skin test can be used to predict sputum smear conversion in patients suffering from tuberculosis

Purpose: Smear scores and induration sizes resulting from the PPD (tuberculin purified protein derivative) test can serve as indicators of whether a patient suffering from tuberculosis shows smear conversion or not. Methods: Using microbiological methods smear and sputum tests, patients diagnosed as...

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Autores principales: Saffari, Mahmood, Jolandimi, Hadis Alizadeh, Sehat, Mojtaba, Nejad, Nastarn Vali, Hedayati, Mehrdad, Zamani, Mahbobeh, Ghasemi, Amir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5564005/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28840092
http://dx.doi.org/10.3205/dgkh000297

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