Capsule endoscopy study on the prevalence of intestinal abnormality in pulmonary tuberculous patients with smear-positive acid-fast bacilli in feces

Miwako Saitou (Aiduwakamatsu, Japan), Miwako Saitou, Daiki Nemoto, Kennichi Utano, Tomoko Suzuki, Kazutomo Togashi, Katsunao Niitsuma

Source: International Congress 2015 – Case series and clinical conundrums in TB
Session: Case series and clinical conundrums in TB
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2758
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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Miwako Saitou (Aiduwakamatsu, Japan), Miwako Saitou, Daiki Nemoto, Kennichi Utano, Tomoko Suzuki, Kazutomo Togashi, Katsunao Niitsuma. Capsule endoscopy study on the prevalence of intestinal abnormality in pulmonary tuberculous patients with smear-positive acid-fast bacilli in feces. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 2758

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