Diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis in Ethiopia: Correlation with culture, histology and HIV status

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1030-1036

  Beyene, D ^a,b,f   Ashenafi, S ^c   Yamuah, L ^a   Aseffa, A ^a   Wiker, H ^b,d   Engers, H ^a   Klatser, P ^e   Sviland, L ^b,d  

^a ARMAUER HANSEN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^d HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^f All Africa Leprosy Tuberculosis and Rehabilitation Training Centre Addis Ababa   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; HIV; Tuberculous lymphadenitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; CULTURE MEDIA; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE;

EID: 51149099591     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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