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Transient Impact of Dysglycemia on Sputum Conversion among Smear-Positive Tuberculosis Patients in a Tertiary Care Facility in Ghana

BACKGROUND: Apart from increasing the risk of tuberculosis (TB), diabetes may be associated with more severe disease and lower rates of sputum conversion among TB patients. METHODS: We conducted a baseline cross-sectional study with a longitudinal follow-up of newly diagnosed smear-positive TB patie...

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Autores principales:	Yorke, Ernest, Boima, Vincent, Dey, Ida Dzifa, Amissah-Arthur, Maame-Boatemaa, Ganu, Vincent, Amaning-Kwarteng, Ernest, Tetteh, John, Charles Mate-Kole, C.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	SAGE Publications 2021
Materias:	Original Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8458672/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34566441 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/11795484211039830

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