Impact of emphysema on sputum culture conversion in male patients with pulmonary tuberculosis: a ret...
Impact of emphysema on sputum culture conversion in male patients with pulmonary tuberculosis: a retrospective analysis
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London: BioMed Central Ltd
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Background Although cigarette smoking may have a negative impact on the clinical outcome of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), few studies have investigated the impact of smoking-associated lung diseases. Emphysema is a major pathological finding of smoking-related lung damage. We aimed to clarify the effect of emphysema on sputum culture conversion rat...
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Impact of emphysema on sputum culture conversion in male patients with pulmonary tuberculosis: a retrospective analysis
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1471-2466
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1471-2466
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10.1186/s12890-020-01325-1
