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Dear Members, The World Health Organization defines sputum conversion "as two sets of consecutive negative smears and cultures, from samples collected at least 30 days apart. The date of the first set of negative cultures and smears is used as the date of conversion." Learn more on this issue, and share key references and your experience in this discussion: http://www.ghdonline.org/drtb/discussion/questions-about-sputum-conversion-for-mdr-tb-patie/ Thank you in advance for your collaboration.

–Moderators Paul Zintl, Irina Gelmanova, MD, and Salmaan Keshavjee, MD, PhD

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