Factors associated with treatment success and death in cases with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Bulgaria, 2009–2010

Factors associated with treatment success and death in cases with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Bulgaria, 2009–2010

Objective: To analyze determinants of success and death in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients (MDR-TB; resistance to, at least, isoniazid and rifampicin) placed on treatment in Bulgaria during the period September 2009 to March 2010 using logistic regression. Results: Fifty MDR-TB patients st...

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Main Authors: Vladimir Milanov, Dennis Falzon, Mariya Zamfirova, Tonka Varleva, Elizabeta Bachiyska, Antoniya Koleva, Masoud Dara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
Bulgaria
Tuberculosis (TB)
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
Extensively drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB)
Treatment outcome
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2015;volume=4;issue=2;spage=131;epage=137;aulast=Milanov

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