- The Incidence and Clinical Implication of Sputum with Positive Acid-Fast Bacilli Smear But Negative in Mycobacterial Culture in a Tertiary Referral Hospital in South Korea
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Lee JS, Kim EC, Joo SI, Lee SM, Yoo CG, Kim YW, Han SK, Shim YS, Yim JJ
- KMID: 1783058
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2008 Oct;23(5):767-771.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2008.23.5.767
Although it is not rare to find sputum that is positive acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear but subsequent culture fails to isolate mycobacteria in clinical practice, the incidence and clinical implication... -
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