Grading of a positive sputum smear and the risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1477-1484

  Lohmann, E M ^a   Koster, B F P J ^b   Le Cessie, S ^a   Kamst van Agterveld, M P ^c   Van Soolingen, D ^c,d   Arend, Sandra M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Division of Tuberculosis Control   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acid fast staining; Bronchoalveolar lavage; Contact investigation; PCR; Tuberculin skin test

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; EMPLOYMENT; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; SPUTUM SMEAR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS;

ADULT; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CONTACT TRACING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NETHERLANDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPUTUM; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867201208     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.12.0129     Document Type: Article

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