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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 44, 2012 - Issue 11
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Early treatment response evaluated by a clinical scoring system correlates with the prognosis of pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia: A prospective follow-up study

Helena JanolsDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Section for Infectious Diseases, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ebba AbateDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia;Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Jonna IdhDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Meseret SenbetoDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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Sven BrittonDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Shitaye AlemuDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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Abraham AseffaArmauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Olle StendahlDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Thomas SchönDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden;Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Kalmar County Hospital, Kalmar, Sweden
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Pages 828-834 | Received 27 Dec 2011, Accepted 13 May 2012, Published online: 19 Jul 2012

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