CONSECUTIVE SPUTUM SPECIMENS FOR ACID-FAST BACILLI SMEAR IN SMEAR-POSITIVE, NON-HIV PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS: DIAGNOSTIC YIELD AND PREDICTIVE FACTORS

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Loh, E-N [1 ]
Loh, L-C [1 ]
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[1] Penang Med Coll, Dept Med, George Town, Malaysia
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