Sputum smear conversion and associated factors among smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: a longitudinal study

BACKGROUND: Sputum smear conversion is a key indicator of treatment response and reduced infectivity among bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) patients. This study aimed at estimating sputum smear conversion and identifying factors hindering sputum smear conversion among bacteri...

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Autor principal: Asemahagn, Mulusew Andualem
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8033743/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33832466
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-021-01483-w

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8033743/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33832466
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-021-01483-w

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