Prevalence and associated factors of delayed sputum smear conversion in patients treated for smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis: a retrospective follow up study in Sabah, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Khor, Linghui Amanda, A. Wahid, Ulfa Nur Izzati, Ling, Lee Lee, Liansim, Sarah Michael S., Oon, Jush’n, Balakrishnan, Mahendran Naidu, Ng, Wei Leik, Cheong, Ai Theng
• Format: Article
• Published: Public Library of Science 2023
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108981/; https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0282733
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Introduction: Tuberculosis remains a major health problem globally and in Malaysia, particularly in the state of Sabah. Delayed sputum conversion is associated with treatment failure, drug-resistant tuberculosis and mortality. We aimed to determine the prevalence of delayed sputum conversion amon...