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A study on factors influencing delayed sputum conversion in newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis based on bacteriology and genomics.
Scientific reports - 9 Aug 2024
Pang Mengdi, Dai Xiaowei, Wang Nenhan, Yi Junli, Sun Shanhua, Miao Honghao, Zhang Jie, Zhang Hongtai, Li Jie, Ding Beichuan, Yang Xinyu, Li Chuanyou
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Conversion of sputum from positive to negative is one of the indicators to evaluate the efficacy of anti-tuberculosis treatment (ATT). We investigate the factors associated with delayed sputum conversion after 2 or 5 months of ATT from the perspectives of bacteriology and genomics. A retrospective study of sputum conversion in sputum positive 1782 pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) was conducted from 2021 to 2022 in...
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