Factors associated with sputum culture conversion in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.

CONCLUSIONS: The most important factors in predicting sputum culture conversion after 1 month of treatment were grades of acid-fast bacilli in sputum smears at time of diagnosis and scores of SGRQ.
PMID: 29496377 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Medicina (Kaunas) - February 9, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Musteikienė G, Miliauskas S, Zaveckienė J, Žemaitis M, Vitkauskienė A Tags: Medicina (Kaunas) Source Type: research