Sputum smear and culture conversion in multidrug resistance tuberculosis patients in seven districts of central Gujarat, India: A longitudinal study

Sputum smear and culture conversion in multidrug resistance tuberculosis patients in seven districts of central Gujarat, India: A longitudinal study

Objectives: To know the sputum smear and culture conversion among multidrug resistance tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients. Materials and Methods: The longitudinal cohort study was conducted for 142 MDR-TB patients registered in 2010 under Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme of Vadodara regio...

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Main Authors: Sangita V Patel, Kapil B Nimavat, Alpesh B Patel, Kedar G Mehta, Kalpita Shringarpure, Lipy K Shukla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Subjects:
Culture conversion
default rate
multidrug resistance tuberculosis
smear conversion
time to conversion
Online Access:http://www.ijcm.org.in/article.asp?issn=0970-0218;year=2018;volume=43;issue=2;spage=117;epage=119;aulast=Patel

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