Smear grading and the Mantoux skin test can be used to predict sputum smear conversion in patients suffering from tuberculosis
Purpose: Smear scores and induration sizes resulting from the PPD (tuberculin purified protein derivative) test can serve as indicators of whether a patient suffering from tuberculosis shows smear conversion or not. Methods: Using microbiological methods smear and sputum tests, patients diagnosed as...
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German Medical Science GMS Publishing House,
2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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