Impact of human immunodeficiency virus type-1 infection on the initial bacteriologic and radiographic manifestations of pulmonary tuberculosis in Uganda

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 397-404

  Johnson, J L ^a,g   Vjecha, M J ^a   Okwera, A ^b   Hatanga, E ^c   Byekwaso, F ^b   Wolski, K ^a   Aisu, T ^c   Whalen, C C ^d   Huebner, R ^e   Mugerwa, R D ^f   Ellner, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b Natl TB and Leprosy Contr Prog   (Uganda)

^c Uganda TB Investigations BU   (Uganda)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^f MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^g CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Diagnosis; HIV; Microscopy; Radiography; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; THIOACETAZONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UGANDA;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTITUBERCULAR; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SPUTUM; THIOACETAZONE; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; UGANDA;

EID: 7144261074     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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