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Factors associated with sputum culture conversion in multidrug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis

Banurekha Velayutham, Dina Nair, Chandrasekaran Padmapriyadarsini, K.S. Sachdeva, J. Bency, Joel Shyam Klinton, Sagarika Haldar, Ashwani Khanna, S. Jayasankar, Soumya Swaminathan

The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease · 2016 · 43 citations · 8 references

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Abstract

Low BMI is associated with poor sputum culture conversion in MDR-/RMP-resistant TB patients. Lack of culture conversion can impact successful treatment outcomes.

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Matthew J. Magee, Russell R. Kempker, Maia Kipiani et al. · PLoS ONE · 2014 · 56 citations · Full text