Radiographic presentation of pulmonary tuberculosis in severely immunosuppressed HIV-seropositive patients

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 359-363

  Asimos, Andrew W ^a   Ehrhardt, Jason ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS); CD4 lymphocyte; chest radiograph; HIV infection; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

EID: 0029955726     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(96)90049-2     Document Type: Article

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