Rates and timeliness of treatment initiation among drug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Nigeria- A retrospective cohort study.

<h4>Background</h4>There were an estimated 580,000 new cases of multidrug/rifampicin resistant TB (DR-TB) in 2015, and only 20% were initiated on treatment. This study explored health system and patient factors associated with initiation and timeliness of treatment among DR-TB patients i...

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Main Authors: Charity Oga-Omenka, Christina Zarowsky, Aderonke Agbaje, Joseph Kuye, Dick Menzies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215542