Comparison of Sputum-Culture Conversion for Mycobacterium bovis and M. tuberculosis

Comparison of Sputum-Culture Conversion for Mycobacterium bovis and M. tuberculosis

Current US guidelines recommend longer treatment for tuberculosis (TB) caused by pyrazinamide-resistant organisms (e.g., Mycobacterium bovis) than for M. tuberculosis TB. We compared treatment response times for patients with M. bovis TB and M. tuberculosis TB reported in the United States during 20...

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Main Authors: Colleen Scott, Joseph S. Cavanaugh, Benjamin J. Silk, Julia Ershova, Gerald H. Mazurek, Philip A. LoBue, Patrick K. Moonan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Mycobacterium bovis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
bacteria
tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
tuberculosis
disease
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/3/16-1916_article

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