Impact of immunosuppression on radiographic features of HIV related pulmonary tuberculosis among Nigerians

Turk Toraks Dergisi

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 112-116

  Desalu, Olufemi O ^a   Olokoba, Abdulfatai ^a   Danfulani, Mohammed ^b   Gambo, Z ^c   Salawu, Fatai ^c   Damburam, Aliyu ^c   Midala, Juliet ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^b University Teaching Hospital   (Nigeria)

^c Federal Medical Centre Yola   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

AIDS manifestation; HIV; Immunosuppression; Nigerians; Radiographic; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LUNG CAVITATION; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; NIGERIA; PLEURA EFFUSION; SPUTUM SMEAR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 77953397096     PISSN: 13027808     EISSN: 13085387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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