High Levels of Treatment Success and Zero Relapse in Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients Receiving a Levofloxacin-Based Shorter Treatment Regimen in Vietnam

High Levels of Treatment Success and Zero Relapse in Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients Receiving a Levofloxacin-Based Shorter Treatment Regimen in Vietnam

Vietnam has been using a levofloxacin-based shorter treatment regimen (STR) for rifampicin resistant/multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (RR/MDR-TB) patients since 2016 on a pilot basis. This regimen lasts for 9−11 months and is provided to RR/MDR-TB patients without second-line drug resistan...

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Main Authors: Le T. N. Anh, Ajay M. V. Kumar, Gomathi Ramaswamy, Thurain Htun, Thuy Thanh Hoang Thi, Giang Hoai Nguyen, Mamel Quelapio, Agnes Gebhard, Hoa Binh Nguyen, Nhung Viet Nguyen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
str
bangladesh regimen
operational research
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/5/1/43

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