Prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Zimbabwe: A health facility-based cross-sectional survey

Objective: To determine the prevalence of resistance to rifampicin alone; rifampicin and isoniazid, and second-line anti-TB drugs among sputum smear-positive tuberculosis patients in Zimbabwe. Design: A health facility-based cross-sectional survey. Results: In total, 1114 (87.6%) new and 158 (12.4%)...

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Main Authors: Collins Timire, John Z. Metcalfe, Joconiah Chirenda, Jerod N. Scholten, Barbara Manyame-Murwira, Mkhokheli Ngwenya, Ronnie Matambo, Kelvin Charambira, Herbert Mutunzi, Nico Kalisvaart, Charles Sandy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971219303066