Pulmonary involvement in patients presenting with extra-pulmonary tuberculosis: thinking beyond a normal chest x-ray
INTRODUCTION: Recognition of pulmonary involvement in extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) may be an important public health issue, as smear-negative pulmonary TB is responsible for about 17% of new infections. Pulmonary TB can be present despite a normal chest x-ray (CXR), even in human immunodeficien...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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CSIRO Publishing
2014-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of Primary Health Care |
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| Online Access: | http://www.rnzcgp.org.nz/assets/documents/Publications/JPHC/February-2014/JPHCOSPHerathMarch2014.pdf |