Factors affecting the yield of acid-fast sputum smears in patients with HIV and tuberculosis.

Smith, R L

Factors affecting the yield of acid-fast sputum smears in patients with HIV and tuberculosis. [electronic resource] - Chest Sep 1994 - 684-6 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

0012-3692

10.1378/chest.106.3.684 doi


AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections--blood
Adult
Aged
CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes--cytology
Chi-Square Distribution
Drug Resistance, Microbial
HIV-1
Humans
Leukocyte Count
Male
Middle Aged
Mycobacterium tuberculosis--drug effects
New York City--epidemiology
Radiography, Thoracic
Retrospective Studies
Sputum--microbiology
Staining and Labeling--methods
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary--blood