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Diabetes Reduces the Rate of Sputum Culture Conversion in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis

Background. Diabetes is a risk factor for active tuberculosis (TB), but little is known about the relationship between diabetes and multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB. We aimed to assess risk factors for primary MDR TB, including diabetes, and determine whether diabetes reduced the rate of sputum culture...

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Autores principales: Salindri, Argita D., Kipiani, Maia, Kempker, Russell R., Gandhi, Neel R., Darchia, Lasha, Tukvadze, Nestani, Blumberg, Henry M., Magee, Matthew J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4942763/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27419188
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw126