Clinical diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis: An audit of diagnostic practice in hospitals in Malawi

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1143-1147

  Harries, A D ^a   Hargreaves, N J ^a   Kwanjana, J H ^a   Salaniponi, F M ^a  

^a British High Commission   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COUGHING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; REGISTRIES; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0035679279     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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