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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Main Authors: Chuan-Sheng Wang, Huang-Chi Chen, Inn-Wen Chong, Jhi-Jhu Hwang, Ming-Shyan Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-01-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664608600030