Evaluation of a radiological severity score to predict treatment outcome in adults with pulmonary tuberculosis

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1354-1360

  Kriel, M ^a   Lotz, J W ^b   Kidd, M ^c   Walzl, G ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Extent of disease; Radiology; Surrogate marker

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM; SOUTH AFRICA; SPUTUM CULTURE; SPUTUM SMEAR; STANDARDIZATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPUTUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BIOMARKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOUTH AFRICA; SPUTUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84945547932     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: 18157920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.15.0098     Document Type: Article

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