… was significantly associated with female gender and, in patients older than … pulmonary
tuberculosis to a large extent and is only associated with lower lung field disease in older patients…

… Current CDC recommendations suggest that at least one respiratory sample be tested
using NAA testing for smear-negative patients in whom active pulmonary tuberculosis is …

… With CT, 133 of 146 patients (91%) with tuberculosis were correctly diagnosed as having
pulmonary tuberculosis whereas 32 of 42 patients (76%) without tuberculosis were correctly …

… of concomitant EBTB in patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). … patients with
pulmonary tuberculosis: a total of 528 patients were diagnosed as active pulmonary tuberculosis. …

… The incidence of tuberculosis in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis was more than
five … of pulmonary tuberculosis is common in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, which …

… is peculiar to tuberculosis. Nowadays, patients with pulmonary tuberculosis who present the
… doctors and health workers often see such patients in developing countries. Lung cancer …

… , and 8% of the patients were nonaboriginal Canadian born compared to 54%, 27%, 6%,
and 14%, respectively, in all culture-positive pulmonary TB patients diagnosed during the same …

… in the detection of active pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with acquired … patients with
AIDS and positive sputum or bronchoalveolar lavage cultures for Mycobacterium tuberculosis …

… patient and doctor delays in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in
patients … DESIGN: A total of 97 patients with newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis at our …

… -negative TB patients compared to smear-positive TB patients … TB are less infectious than
the smear-positive patients, their … because half of all patients with TB can present with negative …