Prevalence and associated factors of delayed sputum smear conversion in patients treated for smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis: A retrospective follow up study in Sabah, Malaysia

INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis remains a major health problem globally and in Malaysia, particularly in the state of Sabah. Delayed sputum conversion is associated with treatment failure, drug-resistant tuberculosis and mortality. We aimed to determine the prevalence of delayed sputum conversion among s...

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Autores principales: Khor, Linghui Amanda, A. Wahid, Ulfa Nur Izzati, Ling, Lee Lee, Liansim, Sarah Michael S., Oon, Jush’n, Balakrishnan, Mahendran Naidu, Ng, Wei Leik, Cheong, Ai Theng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9987811/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36877714
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282733

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