Acceptability of sputum specimens for diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 733-736

  Lee, Yeon Joo ^a   Shin, Sue ^b   Roh, Eun Youn ^b   Yoon, Jong Hyun ^b   Kim, Deog Kyeom ^b   Chung, Hee Soon ^b   Lee, Chang Hoon ^c  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acceptable sputum; Sputum WBC; Tuberculosis, pulmonary

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84952672440     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2015.30.6.733     Document Type: Article

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