Prevalence and associated factors of delayed sputum smear conversion in patients treated for smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis: a retrospective follow up study in Sabah, Malaysia

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Prevalence and associated factors of delayed sputum smear conversion in patients treated for smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis: a retrospective follow up study in Sabah, Malaysia

Introduction: Tuberculosis remains a major health problem globally and in Malaysia, particularly in the state of Sabah. Delayed sputum conversion is associated with treatment failure, drug-resistant tuberculosis and mortality. We aimed to determine the prevalence of delayed sputum conversion amon...

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Main Authors:	Khor, Linghui Amanda, A. Wahid, Ulfa Nur Izzati, Ling, Lee Lee, Liansim, Sarah Michael S., Oon, Jush’n, Balakrishnan, Mahendran Naidu, Ng, Wei Leik, Cheong, Ai Theng
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Published:	Public Library of Science 2023
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108981/

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