E Hershfield
Biographic Data
| ID | 6064949 |
|---|---|
| NAME | E Hershfield |
| GIVEN NAMES | E |
| FAMILY NAME | Hershfield |
| SIGNATURE | HERSHFIELD E |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The impact of HIV on the usefulness of sputum smears for the diagnosis of tuberculosis
In a developing country, 289 patients were examined for active pulmonary mycobacterial disease (sputum smear and culture) and HIV infection (serology) to compare the sensitivity and positive predictive value of sputum smears for diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with and without antibodies to HIV. Seventy-nine percent of HIV-seronegative vs 66% of HIV-seropositive patients with positive cultures for Mycobacterium tuberculosis were sme…
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The impact of HIV on the usefulness of sputum smears for the diagnosis of tuberculosis
In a developing country, 289 patients were examined for active pulmonary mycobacterial disease (sputum smear and culture) and HIV infection (serology) to compare the sensitivity and positive predictive value of sputum smears for diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with and without antibodies to HIV. Seventy-nine percent of HIV-seronegative vs 66% of HIV-seropositive patients with positive cultures for Mycobacterium tuberculosis were sme…
Antibody (1 work) · Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (1 work) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (1 work) · Immunology (1 work) · Immunology (1 work) · Internal Medicine (1 work) · Internal Medicine (1 work) · Medicine (1 work) · Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (1 work) · Mycobacterium tuberculosis (1 work)