New tools for the diagnosis of tuberculosis: The perspective of developing countries

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 778-783

  Foulds, J ^a   O'Brien, R ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Developing country; Diagnosis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LUNG; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0031689855     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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