Association between Body Mass Index and Sputum Culture Conversion among South Korean Patients with Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis in a Tuberculosis Referral Hospital.
Hyun Oh ParkSung Hwan KimSeong Ho MoonJoung Hun ByunJong Woo KimChung Eun LeeJong Duk KimIn Seok JangJun Ho YangPublished in: Infection & chemotherapy (2016)
Low BMI (<18.5 kg/m²) was an independent risk factor for failure to achieve sputum culture conversion within 3 months among patients with MDR-TB.
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