| Title | Culture conversion among HIV co-infected multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Tugela Ferry, South Africa. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2011 |
| Authors | Brust, James C. M., Melissa Lygizos, Krisda Chaiyachati, Michelle Scott, Theo L. van der Merwe, Anthony P. Moll, Xuan Li, Marian Loveday, Sheila A. Bamber, Umesh G. Lalloo, Gerald H. Friedland, Sarita N. Shah, and Neel R. Gandhi |
| Journal | PloS one |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | e15841 |
| Date Published | 2011 |
| ISSN | 1932-6203 |
| Keywords | Adult, Anti-Retroviral Agents, Antitubercular Agents, Female, HIV Infections, Humans, Male, Remission Induction, Retrospective Studies, South Africa, Sputum, Time Factors, Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant, Young Adult |
| Abstract | Little is known about the time to sputum culture conversion in MDR-TB patients co-infected with HIV, although such patients have, historically, had poor outcomes. We describe culture conversion rates among MDR-TB patients with and without HIV-co-infection in a TB-endemic, high-HIV prevalent, resource-limited setting. |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11606-010-1323-z |
| Alternate Journal | PLoS ONE |
