Sputum induction to improve the diagnostic yield in patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1137-1139

  Li, L M ^a,c   Bai, L Q ^a   Yang, H L ^a   Xiao, C F ^a   Tang, R Y ^a   Chen, Y F ^a   Chen, S M ^a   Liu, S S ^a   Zhang, S N ^a   Ou, Y H ^a   Niu, T I M ^b  

^a Hunan Prov Anti TB Inst of China   (China)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Hunan Antituberculosis Institute   (China)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Pulmonary; Sputum induction; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM SMEAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 6544279570     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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