Bronchoscopy is useful for diagnosing smear-negative tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 446-448

  Worodria, W ^a,b   Davis, J L ^b,c,d   Cattamanchi, A ^b,c,d   Andama, A ^a,b   Den Boon, S ^b   Yoo, S D ^a,b   Hopewell, P C ^d   Huang, L ^b,c  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b MU UCSF Research Collaboration   (Uganda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Francis J Curry National Tuberculosis Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRONCHOSCOPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS;

BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; BRONCHOSCOPY; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY MEDICINE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; UGANDA;

EID: 77955633202     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00010210     Document Type: Letter

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