Treatment outcomes of MDR-tuberculosis patients in Brazil: a retrospective cohort analysis

Treatment outcomes of MDR-tuberculosis patients in Brazil: a retrospective cohort analysis

Abstract Background Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a threat for the global TB epidemic control. Despite existing evidence that individualized treatment of MDR-TB is superior to standardized regimens, the latter are recommended in Brazil, mainly because drug-susceptibility tests (DST) a...

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Main Authors: Mayara Lisboa Bastos, Lorrayne Beliqui Cosme, Geisa Fregona, Thiago Nascimento do Prado, Adelmo Inácio Bertolde, Eliana Zandonade, Mauro N. Sanchez, Margareth Pretti Dalcolmo, Afrânio Kritski, Anete Trajman, Ethel Leonor Noia Maciel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Brazil
Tuberculosis
Multidrug-resistant
Treatment outcomes
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2810-1

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