Impact of sputum gross appearance and volume on smear positivity of pulmonary tuberculosis: A prospective cohort study

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Yoon, Soon H ^a,b   Lee, Nyoung K ^b   Yim, Jae J ^b  

^a Korean Institute of Tuberculosis   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Smear microscopy; Sputum; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SPUTUM; SPUTUM CULTURE; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; SPUTUM DISCOLORATION; SPUTUM SMEAR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864410057     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-172     Document Type: Article

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