Predictors for Identifying the Most Infectious Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patient
Clinicians need to decide whether to begin isolation and empiric therapy for patients suspected of having infectious tuberculosis (TB). This study aimed to identify the demographic, clinical and radiographic characteristics of acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear-positive patients and to create a smear-pos...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2008-01-01
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Series: | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664608600030 |