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Selection bias in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cohort studies assessing sputum culture conversion

BACKGROUND: Conversion of sputum culture from positive to negative for M. tuberculosis is a key indicator of treatment response. An initial positive culture is a pre-requisite to observe conversion. Consequently, patients with a missing or negative initial culture are excluded from analyses of conve...

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Autores principales: Rodriguez, Carly A., Lodi, Sara, Horsburgh, C. Robert, Bastard, Mathieu, Hewison, Cathy, Huerga, Helena, Khan, Munira, Khan, Palwasha Y., Khan, Uzma, Oyewusi, Lawrence, Padayachee, Shrivani, Mitnick, Carole D., Franke, Molly F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9648724/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36355658
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276457