The incidence and clinical implication of sputum with positive acid-fast bacilli smear but negative in mycobacterial culture in a tertiary referral hospital in South Korea

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 767-771

  Jae, Seok Lee ^a   Kim, Eui Chong ^a   Sei, Ick Joo ^a   Lee, Sang Min ^a   Yoo, Chul Gyu ^a   Young, Whan Kim ^a   Sung, Koo Han ^a   Shim, Young Soo ^a   Yim, Jae Joon ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Hospital laboratories, hospital; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KOREA; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPUTUM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 56049106882     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2008.23.5.767     Document Type: Article

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