Time to sputum conversion in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis: A score to estimate the infectious period
Introduction: Patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) disease and positive sputum cultures are the main source of infection. Culture conversion time is inconsistent and defining the length of respiratory isolation is challenging. The objective of this study is to develop a score to predict the le...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-05-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405579423000177 |