Epidemiology and spatial distribution of cases of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (mdr-tb) in Brazil, 2008-2012

Backgound and Objectives: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is defined as resistance to at least rifampicin and isoniazid, important drugs in TB treatment. It represents an important public health problem in Brazil and worldwide, considering its implications on the morbimortality of affect...

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Main Authors: Manoel Guedes de Almeida, Débora Regina Marques Barbosa, Dhony Ferraz da Silva Almeida
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul 2013-10-01
Series:Revista de Epidemiologia e Controle de Infecção
Online Access:https://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/epidemiologia/article/view/3564