Trends in burden of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in countries, regions, and worldwide from 1990 to 2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease study

Abstract Background Antituberculosis-drug resistance is an important public health issue, and its epidemiological patterns has dramatically changed in recent decades. This study aimed to estimate the trends of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), which can be used to inform health strategies....

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Main Authors: Ze-Jin Ou, Dan-Feng Yu, Yuan-Hao Liang, Wen-Qiao He, Yong-Zhi Li, Ya-Xian Meng, Hu-Sheng Xiong, Min-Yi Zhang, Huan He, Yu-Han Gao, Fei Wu, Qing Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-021-00803-w