Patterns of request and radiographic findings in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in a secondary healthcare center in Borno State, Nigeria

• Main Authors: Halima Konto Abba-Sulum (Author), Alhaji Modu Ali (Author), Mohammed Mustapha Njitti (Author), Jamila Mohammed Hassan (Author), Auwal Abubakar (Author), Abubakar Shettima (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND AND AIM: Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is a major public health problem globally with relatively high morbidity and mortality rates. Chest radiography plays a key role in describing the patterns of appearances which help in predicting treatment progress. In this study, we evaluated the pat...