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Predicting results of mycobacterial culture on sputum smear reversion after anti-tuberculous treatment: a case control study
BACKGROUND: Little is currently known regarding sputum smear reversion (acid-fast smear becomes positive again after negative conversion) during anti-tuberculous treatment. This study aimed to evaluate its occurrence in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and identify factors predicting result...
Autores principales: | Shu, Chin-Chung, Wang, Jann-Tay, Lee, Chih-Hsin, Wang, Jann-Yuan, Lee, Li-Na, Yu, Chong-Jen |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2845134/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20205743 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-10-48 |
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