Diagnostic accuracy of chest radiography for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (tb) and its role in the detection of latent TB infection: A systematic review

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 91, 2014, Pages 32-40

  Piccazzo, Riccardo ^a   Paparo, Francesco ^b   Garlaschi, Giacomo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Unit of Radiology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biologics; Chest Radiography; Latent Tuberculosis Infection; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION RISK; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; LUNG NODULE; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MEDIASTINUM LYMPHADENOPATHY; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; PLEURA EFFUSION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS REACTIVATION; RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS;

HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA RELEASE TESTS; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84899810378     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: 14992752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.140100     Document Type: Article

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