Prevalence and factors associated with sputum smear non-conversion after two months of tuberculosis treatment among smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Rwanda: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Non-conversion of sputum smear prolongs the infectivity of pulmonary tuberculosis patients and has been associated with unfavorable tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcomes. Nevertheless, there is a limited evidence on predictors of sputum smear non-conversion among smear-positive PT...

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Published in:	BMC Infectious Diseases
Main Authors:	Gaetan Gatete, Kato J Njunwa, Patrick Migambi, Joseph Ntaganira, Albert Ndagijimana
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2023-06-01
Subjects:	Tuberculosis Factors Sputum non-conversion Rwanda
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08395-6

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