Mycobacterial Diseases

Mycobacterial Diseases
Open Access

ISSN: 2161-1068

Research Article - (2014) Volume 4, Issue 4

Epithelioid Cell Granuloma Detection in the Sputum of Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Atsuhisa Tamura1,2*, Akira Hebisawa2, Masahiro Shimada2, Junko Suzuki1, Akira Yamane1, Hideaki Nagai1 and Ken Ohta1
1Center for Pulmonary Diseases and Respiratory Disease Division, Japan, E-mail: tamura-in@tokyo-hosp.jp
2Clinical Research Center and Pathology Division, National Hospital Organization Tokyo National Hospital, Kiyose-shi, Tokyo, Japan, E-mail: tamura-in@tokyo-hosp.jp
*Corresponding Author: Atsuhisa Tamura, Center for Pulmonary Diseases, National Hospital Organization Tokyo National Hospital, 3-1-1 Takeoka, Kiyose-shi, 204-8585, Japan, Tel: +81-424-91-2111, Fax: +81-424-94-2168; Email:

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