Monitoring treatment response in sputum smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients: Comparison of weight gain, sputum conversion and chest radiograph

Background: Monitoring treatment response to anti-tuberculous therapy remains unsatisfactory in resource-limited countries where sophisticated and expensive tests are not readily available. Sputum culture for mycobacterium is desirable, but not obtainable in many developing countries. Sputum acid...

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Main Authors: How, Soon Hin, Kuan, Yeh Chunn, Ng, Teckhan, Razali, M. R A
Format: Article
Language:English
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Published: Malaysian Society of Pathologists 2014
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