Radiographic manifestations of culture-positive pulmonary tuberculosis: Cavitary or non-cavitary?

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 367-370

  Al Tawfiq, J A ^a,b   Saadeh, B M ^a  

^a DHAHRAN HEALTH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Building 61 ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Chest X ray; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Radiography; TB; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CAVITATION; LUNG CAVITY; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAUDI ARABIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISONIAZID; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62349126531     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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