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  • Title: [Delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis: 458 cases clinical analysis].
    Author: Dong QL, Li YM, Wu DL, Guo HG, Wei CC.
    Journal: Di Yi Jun Yi Da Xue Xue Bao; 2004 Aug; 24(8):943-5. PubMed ID: 15321770.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To explore the reason of delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. METHOD: The clinical data of 458 patients pulmonary tuberculosis patients undergoing treatment between January 1999 and December 2003 in our hospital were retrospectively analysed. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The reasons for delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis are as follows: A careless attitude towards health condition by patients themselves; neglected bacteriological evidence or ignorance of tuberculosis by physicians.
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