A descriptive study of smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis in a high HIV burden patient's population in North Central Nigeria.

Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious disease of public health concern, mainly in low- and middle-income countries. Most of these countries have challenges in diagnosis and treatment of TB in people with smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis (SNPTB), which remains a significant public health challenge beca...

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Main Authors: Abdulwasiu Bolaji Tiamiyu, Garba Iliyasu, Farouq Muhammad Dayyab, Zaiyad Garba Habib, Sirajo Haliru Tambuwal, Ayobami Olawale Animashaun, Habibu Galadanci, Sunday A Bwala, Lovett Lawson, Abdulrazaq Garba Habib
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238007