Sonographic septation: A predictor of sequelae of tuberculous pleurisy after treatment

Thorax

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 806-809

  Lai, Y F ^a   Su, M C ^b   Weng, H H ^b   Wu, J T ^a   Chiu, C T ^a,c  

^a I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^c E DA HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG VOLUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PLEURA FLUID; PLEURA THICKENING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIROMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS PLEURISY;

EID: 69749088284     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2008.110197     Document Type: Article

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