Primary drug-resistant tuberculosis in Hanoi, Viet Nam: present status and risk factors.

Primary drug-resistant tuberculosis in Hanoi, Viet Nam: present status and risk factors.

INTRODUCTION: Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) to anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs presents a serious challenge to TB control worldwide. We investigated the status of drug resistance, including multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB, and possible risk factors among newly diagnosed TB patients in Han...

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Main Authors: Nguyen Thi Le Hang, Shinji Maeda, Luu Thi Lien, Pham Huu Thuong, Nguyen Van Hung, Tran Bich Thuy, Akiko Nanri, Tetsuya Mizoue, Nguyen Phuong Hoang, Vu Cao Cuong, Khieu Thi Thuy Ngoc, Shinsaku Sakurada, Hiroyoshi Endo, Naoto Keicho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3742467?pdf=render

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