Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in gastric aspirate and sputum collected from Ethiopian HIV-positive and HIV-negative children in a mixed in- and outpatient setting

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 311-315

  Berggren Palme, I ^a,c   Gudetta, B ^b   Bruchfeld, J ^a   Eriksson, M ^a   Giesecke, J ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Child; Gastric aspirate; HIV; Sputum; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; ETHIOPIA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OUTPATIENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; STOMACH SUCTION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; ETHIOPIA; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPUTUM; STOMACH; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 1542343872     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250410023566     Document Type: Article

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