Validating a scoring system for the diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-infected adults.

Validating a scoring system for the diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-infected adults.

BACKGROUND: The challenge of diagnosing smear-negative pulmonary TB (tuberculosis) in people living with HIV justifies the use of instruments other than the smear test for diagnosing the disease. Considering the clinical-radiological similarities of TB amongst HIV-infected adults and children, the p...

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Main Authors: Isabella Coimbra, Magda Maruza, Maria de Fátima Pessoa Militão Albuquerque, Joanna D'Arc Lyra Batista, Maria Cynthia Braga, Líbia Vilela Moura, Demócrito Barros Miranda-Filho, Ulisses Ramos Montarroyos, Heloísa Ramos Lacerda, Laura Cunha Rodrigues, Ricardo Arraes de Alencar Ximenes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3995940?pdf=render

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