Factors associated with month 2 smear non-conversion among Category 1 tuberculosis patients in Karachi, Pakistan

• Main Authors: Kimberly A. D'Souza (Author), Syed M.A. Zaidi (Author), Maria Jaswal (Author), Shahid Butt (Author), Saira Khowaja (Author), Shifa S. Habib (Author), Amyn A. Malik (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Predictors of smear non-conversion at baseline can help identify cases at risk for failure of tuberculosis treatment. Retrospective data for smear-positive Category 1 patients in Karachi, Pakistan, was analyzed. Predictors of sputum conversion were determined using multiple logistic regression with...