Factors Associated with Tuberculosis and Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis amongst Symptomatic Patients in India: A Retrospective Analysis.

BACKGROUND:Tuberculosis remains a major public health challenge for India. Various studies have documented different levels of TB and multi-drug resistant (MDR) TB among diverse groups of the population. In view of renewed targets set under the End TB strategy by 2035, there is an urgent need for TB...

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Main Authors: Sreenivas Achuthan Nair, Neeraj Raizada, Kuldeep Singh Sachdeva, Claudia Denkinger, Samuel Schumacher, Puneet Dewan, Shubhangi Kulsange, Catharina Boehme, Chinnambedu Nainarappan Paramsivan, Nimalan Arinaminpathy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4769074?pdf=render