Predictors of delayed culture conversion among Ugandan patients

Predictors of delayed culture conversion among Ugandan patients

Abstract Background Estimates of month-2 culture conversion, a proxy indicator of tuberculosis (TB) treatment efficacy in phase-2 trials can vary by culture-type and geographically with lower rates reported among African sites. The sub-study aimed at comparing TB detection rates of different culture...

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Main Authors: Daniel Atwine, Patrick Orikiriza, Ivan Taremwa, Arnold Ayebare, Suzan Logoose, Juliet Mwanga-Amumpaire, Amina Jindani, Maryline Bonnet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Delayed culture conversion
Efficacy
HIV-negative TB patients
Time-to-detection
Treatment failure
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2335-7

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