Factors Affecting Time to Sputum Culture Conversion in Adults with Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Historical Cohort Study without Censored Cases

• Rie Kanda,

  Affiliation Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, Japan

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• Taishi Nagao,

  Affiliation Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, Japan

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• Nguyen Van Tho,

  Current address: Respiratory Care Center, University Medical Center at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

  Affiliation Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, Japan

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• Emiko Ogawa,

  Affiliation Health Administration Center, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, Japan

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• Yoshitaka Murakami,

  Current address: Department of Medical Statistics, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan

  Affiliation Department of Medical Statistics, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, Japan

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• Makoto Osawa,

  Affiliation Division of Infection Control and Prevention, Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital, Shiga, Japan

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• Yoshinori Saika,

  Affiliation Department of Radiology, Hirakata Kohsai Hospital, Osaka, Japan

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• Kenji Doi,

  Affiliation Department of Radiology, Morinomiya Hospital, Osaka, Japan

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• Yasutaka Nakano

  * E-mail: nakano@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp

  Affiliation Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, Japan

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