Unexpected pulmonary involvement in extrapulmonary tuberculosis patients

Chest

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 589-594

  Parimon, Tanyalak ^b   Spitters, Christopher E ^b   Muangman, Nisa ^b   Euathrongchit, Juntima ^b   Oren, Eyal ^b   Narita, Masahiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chest film; Sputum; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPUTUM CULTURE; SPUTUM SMEAR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 51649083245     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.08-0319     Document Type: Article

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