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A case report of persistent drug-sensitive pulmonary tuberculosis after treatment completion

BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) has been found to persist within cavities in patients who have completed their anti-tuberculosis therapy. The clinical implications of Mtb persistence after therapy include recurrence of disease and destructive changes within the lungs. Data on residual c...

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Autores principales: Vashakidze, Sergo A., Chandrakumaran, Abivarma, Japaridze, Merab, Gogishvili, Giorgi, Collins, Jeffrey M., Rekhviashvili, Manana, Kempker, Russell R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9675100/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36401164
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07836-y