Clinical significance of smear positivity for acid-fast bacilli after ≥5 months of treatment in patients with drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis

Patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) with acid-fast bacilli (AFB)-positive sputum smear at 5 months or later during treatment are considered to be cases of treatment failure according to World Health Organization guidelines. This study evaluated the proportion, clinical characteristics, and sig...

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Autores principales: Kang, Hyung Koo, Jeong, Byeong-Ho, Lee, Hyun, Park, Hye Yun, Jeon, Kyeongman, Huh, Hee Jae, Ki, Chang-Seok, Lee, Nam Yong, Koh, Won-Jung
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4979865/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27495111
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000004540

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4979865/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27495111
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000004540

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