Is tuberculous lymphadenitis over-diagnosed in Ethiopia? Comparative performance of diagnostic tests for mycobacterial lymphadenitis in a high-burden country

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 462-468

  Iwnetu, Rahel ^a   Van Den Hombergh, Jan ^b   Woldeamanuel, Yimtubezinash ^c   Asfaw, Mulat ^d   Gebrekirstos, Cherinet ^e   Negussie, Yared ^e   Bekele, Teklu ^f   Ashenafi, Senait ^f   Seyoum, Berhanu ^a   Melaku, Kibrebeal ^f   Yamuah, Lawrence ^a   Tilahun, Hiwot ^a   Tadesse, Zerihun ^b   Aseffa, Abraham ^a  

^a ARMAUER HANSEN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^b Federal Ministry of Health   (Ethiopia)

^c ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^d Hiwot Fana Hospital

^e Felege Hiwot Hospital   (Ethiopia)

^f ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; ETHIOPIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIXED INFECTION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TISSUE CULTURE; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72149098388     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540902897697     Document Type: Article

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