Induced sputum for diagnosis of cryptococcal pneumonia in Botswana

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 149-150

  Morse, Michelle ^a   Kessler, Jason ^a   Albrecht, Svenja ^a   Kim, Rose ^a   Thakur, Rameshwari ^a   Nthobatsang, Rudo ^a   Radisowa, Koobiditse ^a   Maunatlala, Collonel ^a   MacGregor, Rob Roy ^a   Friedman, Harvey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

BOTSWANA; CRYPTOCOCCUS; CRYTOCOCCAL INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOSIS; NEBULIZATION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM CULTURE; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS;

BOTSWANA; COMORBIDITY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 58149387886     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

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