794. Infectivity of Smear-Positive Pulmonary TB After 2 Weeks of Rifampicin-based Anti-Tuberculous Therapy

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the leading infectious causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Most data showed that infectiousness of pulmonary TB diminishes rapidly after 2 weeks of effective anti-tuberculous therapy and the bacilli seen in the smear after 2 weeks are m...

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Published in:Open Forum Infect Dis
Main Authors: Alhowady, Faraj, Elmaki, Nada, Ali, Maisa, Husain, Ahmad, Al-Maslamani, Muna, Alsuwaidi, Zubaida, Mohamed, Mahmoud, Alsoub, Hussam
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6254249/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.801
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