Abdominal tuberculosis: Sonographic diagnosis and treatment response in HIV-positive adults in rural South Africa

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2010, Pages

  Heller, Tom ^a   Goblirsch, Sam ^b   Wallrauch, Claudia ^c   Lessells, Richard ^c   Brunetti, Enrico ^d  

^a Hlabisa Hospital   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

HIV; TB; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL TUBERCULOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RURAL AREA; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUBERCULOSIS; ULTRASOUND; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ASCITES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA; SPLEEN; TUBERCULOSIS, GASTROINTESTINAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957357789     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.11.030     Document Type: Article

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