%0 Journal Article
%T Culture Conversion Among HIV Co-Infected Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients in Tugela Ferry, South Africa
%A James C. M. Brust
%A Melissa Lygizos
%A Krisda Chaiyachati
%A Michelle Scott
%A Theo L. van der Merwe
%A Anthony P. Moll
%A Xuan Li
%A Marian Loveday
%A Sheila A. Bamber
%A Umesh G. Lalloo
%A Gerald H. Friedland
%A N. Sarita Shah
%A Neel R. Gandhi
%J PLOS ONE
%D 2012
%I Public Library of Science (PLoS)
%R 10.1371/journal.pone.0015841
%X 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.
%U http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0015841