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January 25, 2016PLoS ONE82 citationsOpen Access

Characteristics of Patients with Smear-Negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) in a Region with High TB and HIV Prevalence

LCLeandro Cruz CamposMRMarcos Vinícius Vieira RochaDWDenise Maria Cunha Willers

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We found a very high prevalence of SNPT among patients with TB in a setting with high TB and HIV prevalence. The absence of cough in the presence of other symptoms suggestive of TB, and having no radiographic pattern typical of TB where independent predictors of SNPT.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69dd1fb6d111c0385b35a0c8https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0147933
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