Comparison of clinical and laboratory findings between those with pulmonary tuberculosis and those with nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 85-94

  Thanachartwet, Vipa ^a   Desakorn, Varunee ^a   Duangrithi, Duangjai ^a   Chunpongthong, Pongsak ^b   Phojanamongkolkij, Kamol ^b   Jitruckthai, Pasakorn ^c   Kasetjaroen, Yuttichai ^d   Pitisuttithum, Punnee ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Queen Savang Vadhana Memorial Hospital   (Thailand)

^c CHONBURI HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^d MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Matched case control study; NTM colonization; Sputum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SPUTUM; THAILAND;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS; NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIA; RISK FACTORS; SPUTUM; THAILAND; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 84899577800     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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