Culture positivity rate in patients suspected of having smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis and contribution of tuberculin skin test to diagnosis;Yayma negati̇f akci̇ǧer tüberkülozu şüphesi̇ olan olgularda kültür pozi̇ti̇fli̇ǧi̇ orani ve tüberküli̇n deri̇ testi̇ni̇n taniya katkisi

Gulhane Medical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 390-394

  Deniz, Ömer ^a   Çiftçi, Faruk ^b   Yüksekol, Ismail ^b   Bozkanat, Erkan ^b   Cerrahoǧlu, Kamil ^b   Ilvan, Ahmet ^b   Demirci, Necmettin ^b  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Smear negative; Tuberculin skin test; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SPUTUM SMEAR; STOMACH SUCTION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET; TUBERCULIN TEST;

EID: 18544407356     PISSN: 13020471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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