Culture conversion among HIV co-infected multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Tugela Ferry, South Africa.

Culture conversion among HIV co-infected multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Tugela Ferry, South Africa.

Little is known about the time to sputum culture conversion in MDR-TB patients co-infected with HIV, although such patients have, historically, had poor outcomes. We describe culture conversion rates among MDR-TB patients with and without HIV-co-infection in a TB-endemic, high-HIV prevalent, resourc...

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Main Authors: James C M Brust, Melissa Lygizos, Krisda Chaiyachati, Michelle Scott, Theo L van der Merwe, Anthony P Moll, Xuan Li, Marian Loveday, Sheila A Bamber, Umesh G Lalloo, Gerald H Friedland, N Sarita Shah, Neel R Gandhi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3017058?pdf=render

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