Yield of Smear Microscopy and Radiological Findings of Male and Female Patients with Tuberculosis in Abuja, Nigeria

Objective. To describe the yield of smear-microscopy and radiological findings by male and female patients with symptoms of tuberculosis in Abuja, Nigeria. Methods. Patients ≥15 years old with cough for >3 weeks submitted 3 sputum samples for smear microscopy. One specimen was cultured using MGIT...

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Main Authors: Lovett Lawson, Mohammed A. Yassin, Alex N. Onuoha, Andrew Ramsay, Rachel R. M. Anderson de Cuevas, Sally Theobald, Peter D. O. Davies, Luis E. Cuevas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Tuberculosis Research and Treatment
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/241659