The development and validation of a diagnostic scoring system to differentiate pulmonary tuberculosis from non-tuberculosis pulmonary infections in HIV-infected patients with severe immune suppression
Abstract Background It remains challenging to differentiate tuberculosis (TB) from non-TB pulmonary infections in HIV-infected patients. Herein, we developed a scoring system aimed to rapidly determine the likelihood of TB or non-TB pathology in HIV-infected patients presenting with pulmonary infect...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-08-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06552-3 |