title: Does finding M. Tuberculosis in sputum always equal tuberculosis disease?
authors.forename: Ben J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Marais
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D013019:South Africa; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology