Induced sputum in HIV- infected patients: diagnosis of acute pulmonary diseases Escarro induzido nos pacientes infectados pelo HIV: diagnóstico das doenças pulmonares agudas

OBJECTIVE: To make a narrative review of the accuracy of induced sputum for diagnosis of pulmonary disease in HIV-infected patients. Data sources: The MEDLINE, LILACS, EMBASE and the Cochrane Library were searched. reference lists, abstracts of conference proceedings and scientific meetings were han...

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Main Authors: Glória Maria de Oliveira, Alexander Magno Cordeiro, Giovanni Antonio Marsico, Juan Miguel Rentería, Carlos Alberto Guimarães
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Médica Brasileira 2009-01-01
Series:Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302009000500030