@article {3203,
	title = {Culture conversion among HIV co-infected multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Tugela Ferry, South Africa.},
	journal = {PloS one},
	volume = {6},
	year = {2011},
	month = {2011},
	pages = {e15841},
	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.},
	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},
	issn = {1932-6203},
	doi = {10.1007/s11606-010-1323-z},
	author = {Brust, James C M and Lygizos, Melissa and Chaiyachati, Krisda and Scott, Michelle and van der Merwe, Theo L and Moll, Anthony P and Li, Xuan and Loveday, Marian and Bamber, Sheila A and Lalloo, Umesh G and Friedland, Gerald H and Shah, N Sarita and Gandhi, Neel R}
}
