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Smear conversion rate
DEFINITION
Proportion of treated patients who convert from sputum smear-positive to sputum smear-negative within a specified period of time, usually after 2 or 3 months of the initial phase of tuberculosis treatment. It is not a true rate.
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Proportion of treated patients who convert from sputum smear-positive to sputum smear-negative within a specified period of time, usually after 2 or 3 months of the initial phase of TB treatment.
From: WHO
Year: 2007
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