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Radiological presentation of pulmonary tuberculosis infected by the W-Beijing Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Nov 2009
Feng J-Y, Su W-J, Liu L-Y, Tsai C-C, Chang S-C
Abstract excerpt
SETTING: The W-Beijing strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is distributed globally, and is associated with high drug resistance rates in some areas. The effect of the W-Beijing strain on radiological features of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) remains unclear. OBJECTIVE: To compare the chest radiological presentation of PTB in patients infected with W-Beijing with that of patients infected with non-W-Beijing...
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