High resolution computed tomography findings in smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis patients according to their culture status

Journal of Thoracic Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 706-712

  Çalişkan, Tayfun ^a   Ozkisa, Tuncer ^a   Aribal, Serkan ^a   Kaya, Hatice ^a   Incedayi, Mehmet ^a   Ulcay, Asim ^a   Ciftci, Faruk ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Culture; High resolution computed tomography (HRCT); Negative; Smear; Tuberculosis (TB)

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; FEVER; HEMOPTYSIS; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG LOBE; LUNG NODULE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMEAR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX PAIN; WEIGHT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84904872389     PISSN: 20721439     EISSN: 20776624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.03.41     Document Type: Article

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