Diagnostic validity of an expert tuberculosis commission that assists the diagnosis of bacteriologically negative suspected TB cases in Havana, Cuba

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 52-58

  Matthys, F ^a   Pérez, M Peralta ^b   Díaz, S Valdés ^c   Silvera, E García ^c   Díaz, T Crespo ^c   Pérez, L Armas ^b   Ochoa, E González ^b   Van der Stuyft, P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL PEDRO KOURÍ   (Cuba)

^c Benéfico Jurídico Hospital   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Bacteriologically negative tuberculosis; Cuba; Diagnosis; Signs and symptoms; Sputum; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUBA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVISORY COMMITTEES; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CUBA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57049161407     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.07.021     Document Type: Article

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