Figure 1.
A scheme of the study. APTB: active pulmonary tuberculosis; AFB: acid-fast bacilli; MTB: Mycobacterium tuberculosis; NTM: nontuberculous mycobacterium; PCR: polymerase chain reaction; ER, emergency room.
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