title: Nonculturable acid-fast forms in the sputum of patients with tuberculosis and chronic pulmonary disease.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001344:Autopsy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003470:Culture Media; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000254:growth & development; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000254:growth & development*; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology*; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D003470:Culture Media; D007538:Isoniazid