Early outcomes of MDR-TB treatment in a high HIV-prevalence setting in Southern Africa.

Early outcomes of MDR-TB treatment in a high HIV-prevalence setting in Southern Africa.

BACKGROUND: Little is known about treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in high HIV-prevalence settings such as sub-Saharan Africa. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We did a retrospective analysis of early outcomes of the first cohort of patients registered in the Lesotho national MD...

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Main Authors: Kwonjune J Seung, David B Omatayo, Salmaan Keshavjee, Jennifer J Furin, Paul E Farmer, Hind Satti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2746313?pdf=render

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