Performance of abdominal ultrasound for diagnosis of tuberculosis in HIV-infected persons living in Cambodia

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 500-502

  Sculier, Delphine ^a   Vannarith, Chea ^b   Pe, Reaksmey ^b   Thai, Sopheak ^b   Kanara, Nong ^c   Borann, Sar ^d   Cain, Kevin P ^e   Lynen, Lut ^a   Varma, Jay K ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b Sihanouk Hospital Center of HOPE   (Cambodia)

^c Global AIDS Program Cambodia   (Cambodia)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR DU CAMBODGE   (Cambodia)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

abdominal ultrasound; diagnosis; HIV AIDS; smear; tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ULTRASOUND; ARTICLE; CAMBODIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL HISTORY; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS; ULTRASOUND;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CAMBODIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TUBERCULOSIS, GASTROINTESTINAL;

EID: 78650241599     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181e6a703     Document Type: Article

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