Factors associated with time to sputum culture conversion of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis patients in Klaipeda, Lithuania in 2016-2019: a cohort study
The global proportion of successful treatment outcomes of Multidrug-Resistant/Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) remains unacceptably low. Time to culture conversion is important in making treatment-related decisions and is used as an interim predictor of pulmonary MDR/RR-TB treatment suc...
Main Authors: | Saulius Diktanas, Oleksandr Korotych, Yuliia Sereda, Ogtay Gozalov, Olga Rubcova, Jay Achar |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2021-01-01
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Series: | Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease |
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Online Access: | https://monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/1675 |
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