Use of 18F-FDG PET to predict response to first-line tuberculostatics in HIV-associated tuberculosis

This prospective pilot study examined the relationship between the severity and extent of tuberculosis as assessed by (18)F-FDG PET at the time of diagnosis and response to treatment or treatment failure at 4 mo. Twenty-four consecutive HIV patients with newly diagnosed tuberculosis were prospective...

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