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Initial presentations predict mortality in pulmonary tuberculosis patients--a prospective observational study.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Feng Jia-Yih, Su Wei-Juin, Chiu Yu-Chi, Huang Shiang-Fen, Lin Yung-Yang, Huang Ruay-Ming, Lin Ching-Hsiung, Hwang Jhi-Jhu, Lee Jen-Jyh, Yu Ming-Chih, Yu Kwok-Woon, Lee Yu-Chin
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BACKGROUND: Despite effective anti-TB treatments, tuberculosis remains a serious threat to public health and is associated with high mortality. Old age and multiple co-morbidities are known risk factors for death. The association of clinical presentations with mortality in pulmonary tuberculosis patients remains an issue of controversy. METHODS: This prospective observational study enrolled newly diagnosed,...
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