Abstract:Objective: To critically analyze the outcome of sputum negative pulmonary TB patients who were managed in the Respiratory unit, Kandy Sri Lanka. Setting: Respiratory Unit, Teaching hospital, Kandy. Method: The subjects were between age 12 years or older and visited chest clinic Kandy, between January -December 2008 with a suspicion of pulmonary TB. 84 patients were reviewed with admission note, microbiology results and chest radiography. The characteristics of patients such as age, sex, clinical features, labo… Show more
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