Initial Sputum Smear Grading Is a Predictor of Smear Conversion and Treatment Outcome in Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Background: Tuberculosis is an important public health problem. The Smear Conversion Rate (SCR) is an operational indicator for the Directly Observed Treatment Short course strategy of Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) in India. This study was conducted to determine the initial...
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Main Authors: | Palash Das (Author), Ranjana Mondal (Author), Kumaresh Chandra Sarkar (Author), Supriti Ghoroi (Author), Piyali Sarkar (Author), Sukanta Biswas (Author) |
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2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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