Culture conversion explained

Culture conversion
Purpose:	Determine when tuberculosis is cured

Culture conversion is a diagnostic criteria indicating the point at which samples taken from a person infected with a tuberculosis can no longer produce tuberculosis cell cultures.^{[1] [2]} Culture conversion is a positive prognostic marker indicating that a person is cured of, or is recovering from, tuberculosis.

Notes and References

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2. Role of 2-month sputum smears in predicting culture conversion in pulmonary tuberculosis . 1 Jun 2010 . 16 September 2014 . Su . W.J. . European Respiratory Journal . 37 . 2 . 376–383 . 10.1183/09031936.00007410. 20516049 . free .