One year experience using mycobacterial blood cultures to diagnose tuberculosis in patients with prolonged fever in Vietnam

Introduction: To evaluate the use of mycobacterial blood cultures (MBC) in diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) in patients with prolonged fever admitted to a Vietnamese referral hospital. Results: MBCs from 94 patients (66% male; median age 33 years; 75% HIV positive) were evaluated: 14 were mycobacterium...

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Main Authors: Diep NT Nguyen, Trung V Nguyen, Trinh T Dao, Lam T Nguyen, Peter Horby, Kinh Van Nguyen, Heiman FL Wertheim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2014-12-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
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Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/4895
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