Tuberculosis culture testing at a tertiary care hospital: options for improved management and use for treatment decisions.

Edginton, M E; Rakgokong, L; Verver, S; Madhi, S A; Koornhof, H J; Wong, M L; Hodkinson, H J

Edginton, M E; Rakgokong, L; Verver, S; Madhi, S A; Koornhof, H J; Wong, M L; Hodkinson, H J.

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Edginton ME; School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. maryhodkinson@gmail.com

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis ; 12(7): 786-91, 2008 Jul.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18544205

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Antitubercular Agents/therapeutic use; Mycobacterium tuberculosis/isolation & purification; Tuberculosis/drug therapy; Tuberculosis/microbiology; Adult; Child; Gastric Juice/microbiology; Hospitals; Humans; South Africa; Sputum/microbiology

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Collection: 01-internacional Health context: 3_ND Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Tuberculosis / Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Antitubercular Agents Type of study: Prognostic_studies Limits: Adult / Child / Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: En Journal: Int J Tuberc Lung Dis Year: 2008 Document type: Article

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