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Prompt recognition of infectious pulmonary tuberculosis is critical to achieving elimination goals: a retrospective cohort study

INTRODUCTION: All pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) cases are presumed to be infectious to some degree. This spectrum of infectiousness is independently described by both the acid-fast bacilli smear and radiographic findings. Smear-positive patients with chest radiographic findings that are typical for a...

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Autores principales: Heffernan, Courtney, Barrie, James, Doroshenko, Alexander, Egedahl, Mary Lou, Paulsen, Catherine, Senthilselvan, Ambikaipakan, Long, Richard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7252995/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32448785
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2019-000521

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