Patho-TB test for the rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 301-307

  Alavi Naini, Roya ^a,b   Metanat, Maliheh ^a,b   Alijani, Ebrahim ^b   Mozaffar, Hassan ^b  

^a ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iran; Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Rapid diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSPNEA; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MALE; PATHO TB TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM CULTURE; SPUTUM SMEAR; SWEATING; THORAX PAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ZIEH NEELSEN STAINING;

EID: 70449701910     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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