Comparison of Chest X-Ray Findings of Smear Positive and Smear Negative Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis
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comparison of chest x-ray findings of smear positive and smear negative patients with pulmonary tuberculosis
conclusions based on the results of this study, although radiographic findings are not diagnostic in ptb, they are helpful if the assessment associates with the view of clinical manifestations and sputum smears. patients and methods in this retrospective descriptive-analytical study, 376 patients who had been confirmed with ptb were referred to birjand health care center from 2001 to 2006. out ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Iranian Journal of Radiology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1735-1065,2008-2711
DOI: 10.5812/iranjradiol.13575