Time to culture positivity and sputum smear microscopy during tuberculosis therapy.

Sputum smear microscopy is widely used for tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment monitoring. We evaluated the correlation between smear microscopy and time to liquid culture positivity during early tuberculosis treatment. The study included patients with smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis hospital...

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Main Authors: Ioana D Olaru, Jan Heyckendorf, Susanne Grossmann, Christoph Lange
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/af078394f72e4cdbb3666d97ff7b18ad
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