Evaluation of risk factors associated with the development of MDR- and XDR-TB in a tertiary care hospital: a retrospective cohort study

Background Drug resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) infringes substantial burden in terms of longer treatment duration, morbidity and mortality. Timely identification of patients at risks of DR-TB will aid individualized treatment. Current study was aimed to ascertain several factors associated with DR-T...

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Main Authors: Amna Saifullah, Tauqeer Hussain Mallhi, Yusra Habib Khan, Muhammad Shahid Iqbal, Nasser Hadal Alotaibi, Abdulaziz Ibrahim Alzarea, Maria Rasheed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2021-03-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/10826.pdf