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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 positive (all HIV positive), and MBC was the only positive specimen in 9 cases (41%). Three positive cases were identified as Mycobacterium avium and the remaining M. tuberculosis (one case could n...
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- 10.3855/jidc.4895
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- Publisher:
- Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
- Journal:
- Journal of infection in developing countries
- Volume:
- 8
- Issue:
- 12
- Pages:
- 1620-1624
- Publication date:
- 2014-01-01
- DOI:
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1972-2680
- ISSN:
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2036-6590
- URN:
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uuid:c49128c3-c9e5-40ec-a1f7-3c0031ffda76
- Source identifiers:
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500807
- Local pid:
- pubs:500807
- Language:
- English
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- Copyright date:
- 2014
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One year experience using mycobacterial blood cultures to diagnose tuberculosis in patients with prolonged fever in Vietnam.
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