The relation between CT findings and sputum microbiology studies in active pulmonary tuberculosis

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 2339-2344

  Ko, Jeong Min ^a   Park, Hyun Jin ^a   Kim, Chi Hong ^a   Song, Sun Wha ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Infectivity; Lung; Multidetector computed tomography; Sputum; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG NODULE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ACID FAST BACTERIUM; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM CULTURE; SPUTUM SMEAR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; LUNG; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPUTUM; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPUTUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84944354064     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2015.07.032     Document Type: Article

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