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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...
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. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2018
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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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