Accuracy of routine diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in an area of high HIV prevalence

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 945-951

  Apers, Ludwig ^a   Wijarajah, C ^b   Mutsvangwa, J ^c   Chigara, N ^b   Mason, P ^c   Van Der Stuyft, P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND CHILD CARE   (Zimbabwe)

^c BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; HIV; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM CULTURE; ZIMBABWE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 3543068699     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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