Impact of early chest radiography and empirical antibiotherapy on delay in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis

Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 110-113

  Gatey, C ^a   Tattevin, P ^b,d   Rioux, C ^a   Ducot, B ^c   Meyer, L ^c   Bouvet, E ^a  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH   (France)

^d PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Anti tuberculous drug; Chest X ray; Diagnostic delay; Pulmonary tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THERAPY DELAY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLISM; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARIS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858750393     PISSN: 0399077X     EISSN: 17696690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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