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%)...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-10-01
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Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971219303066 |
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