The rate of sputum smear-positive tuberculosis after treatment default in a high-burden setting: a retrospective cohort study.

<h4>Rationale</h4>High rates of recurrent tuberculosis after successful treatment have been reported from different high burden settings in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, little is known about the rate of smear-positive tuberculosis after treatment default. In particular, it is not known w...

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Main Authors: Florian M Marx, Rory Dunbar, Donald A Enarson, Nulda Beyers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23049846/?tool=EBI