Risk factors for mortality among patients diagnosed with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in Uganda- a case-control study

Risk factors for mortality among patients diagnosed with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in Uganda- a case-control study

Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) End TB strategy aims to reduce mortality due to tuberculosis (TB) to less than 5% by 2035. However, mortality due to multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) remains particularly high. Globally, almost 20% of patients started on MDR-TB treatme...

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Main Authors: Enock Kizito, Joseph Musaazi, Kenneth Mutesasira, Fred Twinomugisha, Helen Namwanje, Timothy Kiyemba, Debora B. Freitas Lopez, Nicholas Sebuliba Nicholas, Abel Nkolo, Estella Birabwa, Seyoum Dejene, Stella Zawedde-Muyanja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Multidrug-resistance
Mortality
Uganda
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-05967-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-05967-2

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