| Title | Chest radiograph findings and time to culture conversion in patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and HIV in Tugela Ferry, South Africa. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2013 |
| Authors | Brust, James C. M., Andrew R. Berman, Benjamin Zalta, Linda B. Haramati, Yuming Ning, Moonseong Heo, Theo L. van der Merwe, Sheila Bamber, Anthony P. Moll, Gerald H. Friedland, Sarita N. Shah, and Neel R. Gandhi |
| Journal | PloS one |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pagination | e73975 |
| Date Published | 2013 |
| ISSN | 1932-6203 |
| Keywords | Adult, Antitubercular Agents, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, Coinfection, Drug Therapy, Combination, Female, HIV Infections, Humans, Male, Radiography, Thoracic, South Africa, Sputum, Treatment Outcome, Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant |
| Abstract | The majority of patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in South Africa are co-infected with HIV, but the radiographic features of MDR-TB and their relationship with time to sputum culture conversion in the antiretroviral therapy era have not been described. |
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0073975 |
| Alternate Journal | PLoS ONE |
