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Chest x-ray findings in tuberculosis patients identified by passive and active case finding: A retrospective study

BACKGROUND: Chest x-ray is central in screening and diagnosis of tuberculosis. However, sputum culture remains gold standard for diagnosis. AIM: To establish the rate of normal chest x-rays in tuberculosis patients found by spot sputum culture screening, and compare them to a group identified throug...

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Autores principales: Rastoder, Ema, Shaker, Saher Burhan, Naqibullah, Matiullah, Wille, Mathilde Marie Winkler, Lund, Mette, Wilcke, Jon Torgny, Seersholm, Niels, Jensen, Sidse Graff
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6830123/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31720415
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jctube.2019.01.003