Human immunodeficiency virus-positive tuberculous lymphadenitis in Central Africa: Clinical presentation of 157 cases

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 215-219

  Bem, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HIV; Polylymphadenopathy; Size; Tuberculous lymphadenitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LYMPH NODE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; ZAMBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HIV-1; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE; ZAMBIA;

EID: 0031151319     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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