Impact of emphysema on sputum culture conversion in male patients with pulmonary tuberculosis: a retrospective analysis

Impact of emphysema on sputum culture conversion in male patients with pulmonary tuberculosis: a retrospective analysis

Abstract Background Although cigarette smoking may have a negative impact on the clinical outcome of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), few studies have investigated the impact of smoking-associated lung diseases. Emphysema is a major pathological finding of smoking-related lung damage. We aimed to clari...

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Main Authors: Naoki Takasaka, Yoshitaka Seki, Ikumi Fujisaki, Shota Uchiyama, Sachi Matsubayashi, Akihito Sato, Yumie Yamanaka, Kyuto Odashima, Taisuke Kazuyori, Aya Seki, Hiroshi Takeda, Takeo Ishikawa, Kazuyoshi Kuwano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Emphysema
Culture conversion
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-020-01325-1

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