A cross-sectional study of tuberculosis drug resistance among previously treated patients in a tertiary hospital in Accra, Ghana: public health implications of standardized regimens

A cross-sectional study of tuberculosis drug resistance among previously treated patients in a tertiary hospital in Accra, Ghana: public health implications of standardized regimens

Abstract Background Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug resistance is a major challenge to the use of standardized regimens for tuberculosis (TB) therapy, especially among previously treated patients. We aimed to investigate the frequency and pattern of drug resistance among previously treated patients...

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Main Authors: Audrey Forson, Awewura Kwara, Samuel Kudzawu, Michael Omari, Jacob Otu, Florian Gehre, Bouke de Jong, Martin Antonio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Anti-tuberculosis drug resistance
MDR-TB
Pre-XDR-TB
Previously treated
Ghana
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3053-5

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