Clinical characteristics and chest computed tomography findings related to the infectivity of pulmonary tuberculosis

Abstract Aim This study mainly evaluates the clinical characteristics and chest chest computed tomography (CT) findings of AFB-positive and AFB-negative pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) patients to explore the relationship between AFB-positive and clinico-radiological findings. Methods A retrospective a...

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Main Authors: Yuanyuan Wang, Xiaoqian Shang, Liang Wang, Jiahui Fan, Fengming Tian, Xuanzheng Wang, Weina Kong, Jing Wang, Yunling Wang, Xiumin Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06901-2