Time to culture conversion in smokers with pulmonary tuberculosis

Background and objective. It has been reported that tobacco smoking slows the sterilisation of sputum culture in pulmonary tuberculosis, but the factors that could delay culture conversion in patients who smoke are not known. Our aim is to identify the factors influencing sputum culture conversion i...

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Main Authors: J.A. Gullón, I. Suárez, M. Lecuona, R. Fernández, G. Rubinos, A. Medina, C. Cabrera, I. González
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
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Online Access:https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/358