Prevalence and Risk Factors of Delayed Sputum Conversion among Patients Treated for Smear Positive PTB in Northwestern Rural Tanzania: A Retrospective Cohort Study

INTRODUCTION: Smear positive TB carries high morbidity and mortality. The TB treatment aims at sputum conversion by two months of antituberculous. Patients who delay sputum conversion remain potentially infectious, with risk of treatment failure, drug resistance, and mortality. Little is known about...

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Publicat a:J Trop Med
Autors principals: Gunda, Daniel W., Nkandala, Igembe, Kavishe, Godfrey A., Kilonzo, Semvua B., Kabangila, Rodrick, Mpondo, Bonaventura C.
Format: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicat: Hindawi 2017
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Accés en línia:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5485336/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28694828
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5352906
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