A scoring system developed from a nomogram to differentiate active pulmonary tuberculosis from inactive pulmonary tuberculosis

PurposeThis study aimed to develop and validate a scoring system based on a nomogram of common clinical metrics to discriminate between active pulmonary tuberculosis (APTB) and inactive pulmonary tuberculosis (IPTB).Patients and methodsA total of 1096 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) admit...

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Main Authors: Qi Yu, Jisong Yan, Shan Tian, Wujin Weng, Hong Luo, Gang Wei, Gangyu Long, Jun Ma, Fengyun Gong, Xiaorong Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2022.947954/full