Development of multidrug resistant tuberculosis in Bangladesh: a case-control study on risk factors.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the risk factors for developing multidrug resistant tuberculosis in Bangladesh. METHODS: This case-control study was set in central, district and sub-district level hospitals of rural and urban Bangladesh. Included were 250 multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients a...

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Main Authors: Mahfuza Rifat, Abul Hasnat Milton, John Hall, Christopher Oldmeadow, Md Akramul Islam, Ashaque Husain, Md Wahiduzzaman Akhanda, Bodrun Naher Siddiquea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4138182?pdf=render