Chest ultrasound compared to chest X‐ray for pediatric pulmonary tuberculosis
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Chest radiological features among patients with smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis
Background: Chest x-ray has an important role in the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). The aim of this study was to determine the radiological changes in patients with smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis.Methods: In this study, 325 patients with smear positive pulmonary TB was enrolled. The affected lobe or lobes of the left or right lung were recorded. The types of involvement were categorized...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Pulmonology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 8755-6863,1099-0496
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.24500