Past and Present Approaches to Diagnosis of Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis disease continues to contribute to the mortality burden globally. Due to the several shortcomings of the available diagnostic methods, tuberculosis disease continues to spread. The difficulty to obtain sputum among the very ill patients and the children also affects the quick diagnosis...
Main Authors: | Anna Ritah Namuganga, Novel N. Chegou, Harriet Mayanja-Kizza |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021-09-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.709793/full |
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