[Evaluation of factors associated with time to sputum smear conversion in smear-positive pulmonary TB patients in Golestan province, Iran [2009-14]]
Journal of Gorgan University of Medical Sciences. 2017; 18 (4): 38-46
in Persian
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-189608
ABSTRACT
Background and Objective:
Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis is one of the deadliest infectious diseases in the world. The amount of the bacilli in tuberculosis will reduce rapidly by starting effective antibiotic treatment and the remained bacilli in the sputum will be an important scale to respond to treatment. This study was conducted to evaluate the examin factors associated with the conversion of positive smear to negative one in tubercular-pulmonary patients in Golestan province, in northern Iran
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Sputum
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Therapeutics
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
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Retrospective Studies
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Cohort Studies
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Type of study:
Incidence study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Persian
Journal:
J. Gorgan Univ. Med. Sci.
Year:
2017
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