Determinants of sputum smear nonconversion in smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Suriname, 2010 – 2015
Objective. To identify factors associated with sputum smear nonconversion in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in Suriname. Methods. A case-control study was conducted using routinely-collected surveillance data of PTB cases reported in January 2010 – December 2015 and recorded in the datab...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pan American Health Organization
2019-12-01
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Series: | Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública |
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Online Access: | http://iris.paho.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/51665 |