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Impact of emphysema on sputum culture conversion in male patients with pulmonary tuberculosis: a retrospective analysis
BACKGROUND: Although cigarette smoking may have a negative impact on the clinical outcome of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), few studies have investigated the impact of smoking-associated lung diseases. Emphysema is a major pathological finding of smoking-related lung damage. We aimed to clarify the e...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7648401/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33160360 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-020-01325-1 |