A simple, valid, numerical score for grading chest x-ray severity in adult smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis

Anna P. Ralph, M Ardian, Andri Wiguna, Graeme Maguire, Niels G. Becker, G. Drogumuller, Michael Wilks, Govert Waramori, Emiliana Tjitra, Sandjaja,

Thorax · 2010 · 250 citations · 39 references

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Abstract

This simple, validated method for grading CXR severity in adults with smear-positive pulmonary TB correlates with baseline clinical and microbiological severity and response to treatment, and is suitable for use in clinical trials.

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