Comparison of the validity of smear and culture conversion as a prognostic marker of treatment outcome in patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) has conditionally recommended the use of sputum smear microscopy and culture examination for the monitoring of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) treatment. We aimed to assess and compare the validity of smear and culture conversion at different...

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Autores principales: Alene, Kefyalew Addis, Viney, Kerri, Yi, Hengzhong, McBryde, Emma S., Yang, Kunyun, Bai, Liqiong, Gray, Darren J., Xu, Zuhui, Clements, Archie C. A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5965863/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29791488
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0197880

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5965863/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29791488
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0197880

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