Outcome correlation of smear-positivity but culture-negativity during standard anti-tuberculosis treatment in Taiwan

BACKGROUND: The appearance of smear-positivity but culture-negativity (SPCN) for acid-fast bacilli among sputum specimen is frequently found in pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) patients during treatment. This study aimed to investigate clinical risk factors, impacts on treatment course, and relapse patte...

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Autores principales: Chao, Wen-Cheng, Huang, Yi-Wen, Yu, Ming-Chih, Yang, Wen-Ta, Lin, Chou-Jui, Lee, Jen-Jyh, Huang, Ruay-Ming, Shieh, Chi-Chang, Chien, Shun-Tien, Chien, Jung-Yien
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4339296/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25886042
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-0795-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4339296/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25886042
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-0795-1

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