Effect of drug resistance on negative conversion of sputum culture in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis
Objective: Negative conversion of sputum culture is a useful marker for predicting treatment outcome and relapse of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). The effect of drug resistance on negative conversion of sputum culture with treatment was evaluated in this study. Methods: A total of 535 patients with cu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971215002799 |