Time to sputum culture conversion as a prognostic marker for end-of-treatment outcome in the first cohorts of MDR-TB patients managed in a Nigerian tertiary hospital

Olusoji Ige (Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria), Olusoji Ige, Regina Oladokun

Source: International Congress 2016 – Update on drug-resistant tuberculosis
Session: Update on drug-resistant tuberculosis
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2685
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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Olusoji Ige (Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria), Olusoji Ige, Regina Oladokun. Time to sputum culture conversion as a prognostic marker for end-of-treatment outcome in the first cohorts of MDR-TB patients managed in a Nigerian tertiary hospital. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 2685

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