• Viable Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum after pulmonary tuberculosis cure 

      Ambreen, Atiqa; Jamil, Muhammad; Rahman, Mohammad Aqeel Ur; Mustafa, Tehmina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Background: Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) with detectable Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the sputum is a major source of transmission. In resource limited TB endemic settings, cure is declared through sputum smear examination ...