CT and microbiologic follow-up in primary multidrug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis.

CONCLUSION: In pMDR-TB, two most frequent abnormal CT patterns are tree-in-bud sign and acinar nodule. In 98% of patients, negative sputum conversion is achieved, and CT score also shows decrease in extent after TB chemotherapy.
PMID: 25759483 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Acta Radiologica - March 9, 2015 Category: Radiology Authors: Kim W, Lee KS, Kim HS, Koh WJ, Jeong BH, Chung MJ, Jang HW Tags: Acta Radiol Source Type: research