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Sputum smear grading and associated factors among bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary drug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: The sputum smear bacilliary load is a fundamental indicator of the level of infectiousness in DR-TB patients. However, evidence on DR-TB sputum smear grading and its factors in the study setting is limited. This study was aimed to determine the level of sputum smear grading and associate...

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Autores principales: Kassa, Getahun Molla, Merid, Mehari Woldemariam, Muluneh, Atalay Goshu, Fentie, Dawit Tefera
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7934369/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33663408
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-05933-y