Benefit of amoxicillin in differentiating between TB suspects whose initial AFB sputum smears are negative

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 441-446

  Kudjawu, Y ^a,b   Massari, Véronique ^a,b   Sow, O ^c   Bah, B ^c   Larouze B ^a,b   Murray, J F ^d  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c National Tuberculosis Program   (Guinea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical score; Other pulmonary diseases; Smear negative tuberculosis; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM SMEAR;

ADULT; AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GUINEA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 33645674823     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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