Prevalence and patient characteristics associated with pleural tuberculosis in Nigeria

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 213-217

  Adewole, Olufemi O ^a   Erhabor, Greg E ^a   Ogunrombi, Akinwumi B ^a   Awopeju, Fehintola A ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS COMPLEX   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Nigeria; Pleural TB; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NIGERIA; PLEURA EFFUSION; PREVALENCE; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULOUS PLEURISY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PLEURAL; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 77954160819     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.699     Document Type: Article

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