Performance of an Algorithm To Detect Pneumocystis cariniiPneumonia in Symptomatic HIV-Infected Persons

Autor: Huang, Laurence, Stansell, John, Osmond, Dennis, Turner, Joan, Shafer, Kimberly Page, Fulkerson, William, Kvale, Paul, Wallace, Jeanne, Rosen, Mark, Glassroth, Jeffrey, Reichman, Lee, Hopewell, Philip
Zdroj: Chest; April 1999, Vol. 115 Issue: 4 p1025-1032, 8p
Abstrakt: To determine whether an algorithm consisting of a chest radiograph and the diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (Dlco) is effective in detecting Pneumocystis cariniipneumonia (PCP) in symptomatic HIV-infected persons; and to establish a benchmark for future comparisons of alternative algorithms.
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