Comparison of sputum conversion time in tuberculosis treatment with fix-dose combination drugs and separate drug regimens
During tuberculosis (TB) treatment, the period of transmission will shorten and disease will be better controlled in the society if the drugs be more potent and the sputum conversion time from positive to negative be less. There are two drug regimens in the treatment of TB: fixed-dose combination dr...
Main Authors: | Soheila Khodakarim, Saeid Fallah, Elham Bazmi, Shaker Salari Lak, Vahideh Raeisi, Behnam Behnoush |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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Online Access: | http://www.ejcdt.eg.net/article.asp?issn=0422-7638;year=2020;volume=69;issue=3;spage=468;epage=474;aulast=Khodakarim |
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