Diagnosing tuberculosis
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Detecting mycobacteraemia for diagnosing tuberculosis.
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES In human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected persons with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), sputum may not always show acid fast bacilli (AFB). Moreover, in most cases of suspected extrapulmonary TB (irrespective of HIV status) mycobacteria-containing material is not readily available for investigation. This study evaluated whether blood culture for Mycobacterium tuberculos...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.072348