Causes of lower respiratory infection in HIV-infected Ugandan adults who are sputum AFB smear-negative

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 117-123

  Worodria, W ^a,b   Okot Nwang, M ^a   Yoo, S D ^a   Aisut, T ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b MULAGO HOSPITAL   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Pneumocystis carinii; Smear negative PTB

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KAPOSI SARCOMA; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM SMEAR; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UGANDA;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; UGANDA;

EID: 0037312572     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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