High Predictive Value of the Acid-Fast Smear for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Despite the High Prevalence of Mycobacterium avium Complex in Respiratory Specimens

The value of the smear for acid-fast bacilli in predicting pulmonary tuberculosis is unclear in a setting where there is a high prevalence of Mycobacterium avium complex in respiratory specimens. To evaluate the impact of a high prevalence of M. avium complex on the predictive value of the acid-fast...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical infectious diseases 1994-08, Vol.19 (2), p.334-336
Hauptverfasser:	Yajko, David M., Nassos, Patricia S., Sanders, Cynthia A., Madej, Janusz J., Hadley, W. Keith
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - complications AIDS AIDS/HIV Bronchoalveolar lavage Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid - microbiology HIV Humans Infections Microbiology Mycobacterium avium Mycobacterium avium complex Mycobacterium avium Complex - isolation & purification Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection - diagnosis Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection - microbiology Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mycobacterium tuberculosis - isolation & purification Predictive Value of Tests Prevalence Pulmonary tuberculosis Specimens Sputum Sputum - microbiology Staining and Labeling Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - diagnosis Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - microbiology
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