Baseline Xpert MTB/RIF ct values predict sputum conversion during the intensive phase of anti-TB treatment in HIV infected patients in Kampala, Uganda: a retrospective study

BACKGROUND: In resource-limited settings, sputum smear conversion is used to document treatment response. Many People living with HIV (PLHIV) are smear-negative at baseline. The Xpert MTB/RIF test can indirectly measure bacterial load through cycle threshold (ct) values. This study aimed to determin...

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Autores principales: Namugenyi, Juliet, Musaazi, Joseph, Katamba, Achilles, Kalyango, Joan, Sendaula, Emmanuel, Kambugu, Andrew, Fehr, Jan, Castelnouvo, Barbara, Manabe, Yukari C., Ssengooba, Willy, Sekaggya-Wiltshire, Christine
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/PMC8170957/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34074248
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06220-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8170957/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34074248
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06220-6

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