The rapid diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis: A cost-effectiveness analysis

Respirology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 403-409

  Lim, T K ^a   Cherian, J ^a   Poh, K L ^a   Leong, T Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Amplicor; Bronchoscopy; Computed tomography; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Smear negative

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GRAM STAINING; INFECTION RISK; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; BRONCHOSCOPY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION TREES; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0034525351     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1843.2000.00284.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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