Subclinical tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients: Another challenge for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in high-burden countries?

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1508-1510

  Cohn, David L ^a  

^a DENVER PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; BLOOD CULTURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM CULTURE; SPUTUM SMEAR; SUPERINFECTION; SYMPTOM; TANZANIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 18244363596     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/429835     Document Type: Note

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