Predictors for identifying the most infectious pulmonary tuberculosis patient

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-20

  Wang, Chuan Sheng ^a,b   Chen, Huang Chi ^a,b   Chong, Inn Wen ^b   Hwang, Jhi Jhu ^b   Huang, Ming Shyan ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL HSIAO KANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acid fast; Prediction; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Smear

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEVER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KIDNEY FAILURE; LUNG CAVITATION; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE; SPUTUM CULTURE; TAIWAN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 39549106238     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(08)60003-0     Document Type: Article

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