Diagnosis of tuberculosis in Africa

Lancet

Volumn 355, Issue 9222, 2000, Pages 2256-

  Harries, T ^a   Hargreaves, N ^a   Kemp, J ^a   Kwanjana, J ^a   Salaniponi, F ^a  

^a British High Commission Lilongwe   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AFRICA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COUGHING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM CULTURE; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

EID: 0034709679     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)72758-6     Document Type: Letter

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