Performance of an algorithm based on WHO recommendations for the diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis in patients without HIV infection;Performance d'un algorithme basé sur les recommandations de l'OMS pour le diagnostic de la tuberculose pulmonaire à frottis négatif chez les patients non infectés par le VIH

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 424-430

  Soto, Alonso ^a   Solari, Lely ^b   Gotuzzo, Eduardo ^c   Acinelli, Roberto ^d   Vargas, Dante ^a   Van der Stuyft, Patrick ^e  

^a Hospital Nacional Hipólito Unanue   (Peru)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD   (Peru)

^c INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT   (Peru)

^d UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^e INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Peru; Pulmonary; Tuberculosis; Validation studies

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE;

ALGORITHM; ANTIBIOTICS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; X-RAY;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHM; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PATIENT CODING; PERU; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMEAR NEGATIVE PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; SPUTUM CULTURE; SPUTUM SMEAR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

LIMA [PERU]; PERU;

MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 79952750657     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02715.x     Document Type: Article

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