Evaluation of treatment outcome and adverse drug reaction of directly observed treatment (DOT) plus regimen in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients at district tuberculosis centre Rajkot

Background: The emergence of drug-resistant mycobacteria becomes a significant public health problem globally creating an obstacle to effective tuberculosis (TB) control. Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Andhra Pradesh DRS survey estimated that the proportion of multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) is 2.1% (in...

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Main Authors: Kiran Gordhanbhai Piparva, Gaurav Jansari, Anil P Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Perspectives in Clinical Research
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Online Access:http://www.picronline.org/article.asp?issn=2229-3485;year=2018;volume=9;issue=4;spage=165;epage=169;aulast=Piparva