The validity of acid-fast smears of gastric aspirates as an indicator of pulmonary tuberculosis

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 62-67

  Bahammam, A ^a   Choudhri, S ^a   Long, Richard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gastric aspirates; Tuberculosis diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CANADA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH SUCTION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BODY FLUIDS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STOMACH; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0033010215     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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