Value of gastric lavage for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-53

  Rahbar, Mohammad ^a   Hajia, Masood ^a  

^a Bo Ali Hospital   (Iran)

Author keywords

Gastric lavage; Pulmonary tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; NEWBORN; SMEAR; STOMACH LAVAGE;

EID: 33947165669     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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