Bacteriological techniques compliment the clinical and cytological diagnosis of tuberculosis in human immuno deficiency virus infected persons

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 225-227

  Srikantam, A ^a   Moorthy, K V K ^a   Gokhale, S ^a  

^a LEPRA Society   (India)

Author keywords

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis; FNAC; HIV; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Z N staining

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; LAMIVUDINE; NEVIRAPINE; STAMIVUDINE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SPUTUM CULTURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS;

EID: 33748175426     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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