Clinical diagnostic value of simultaneous amplification and testing for the diagnosis of sputum-scarce pulmonary tuberculosis
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DOI: 10.1186/s12879-017-2647-7
Abstract: BackgroundSince 20% of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) patients are asymptomatic, the early detection of PTB is a challenge particularly in sputum-scarce patients and diagnostic accuracy based solely on clinical characteristics and chest X-ray/CT scans are not… read more here.
Keywords: diagnosis; ptb; tuberculosis; sputum scarce ... See more keywords