Outcomes from patients with presumed drug resistant tuberculosis in five reference centers in Brazil

Outcomes from patients with presumed drug resistant tuberculosis in five reference centers in Brazil

Abstract Background The implementation of rapid drug susceptibility testing (DST) is a current global priority for TB control. However, data are scarce on patient-relevant outcomes for presumptive diagnosis of drug-resistant tuberculosis (pDR-TB) evaluated under field conditions in high burden count...

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Main Authors: D. M. P. Ramalho, P. F. C. Miranda, M. K. Andrade, T. Brígido, M. P. Dalcolmo, E. Mesquita, C. F. Dias, A. N. Gambirasio, J. Ueleres Braga, A. Detjen, P. P. J. Phillips, I. Langley, P. I. Fujiwara, S. B. Squire, M. M. Oliveira, A. L. Kritski, for Rede-TB Study group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis
Diagnosis
Treatment outcome
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2669-1

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