Rates of anti-tuberculosis drug resistance in Kampala-Uganda are low and not associated with HIV infection.

Rates of anti-tuberculosis drug resistance in Kampala-Uganda are low and not associated with HIV infection.

BACKGROUND: Drug resistance among tuberculosis patients in sub-Saharan Africa is increasing, possibly due to association with HIV infection. We studied drug resistance and HIV infection in a representative sample of 533 smear-positive tuberculosis patients diagnosed in Kampala, Uganda. METHODS/PRINC...

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Main Authors: Deus Lukoye, Frank G J Cobelens, Nicholas Ezati, Samuel Kirimunda, Francis E Adatu, Joseph K Lule, Fred Nuwaha, Moses L Joloba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3018425?pdf=render

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