Better programmatic outcome with the shorter regimen for the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in Guinea: A retrospective cohort study.

Better programmatic outcome with the shorter regimen for the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in Guinea: A retrospective cohort study.

SETTING:Since August 2016, after the Ebola outbreak, the Guinean National Tuberculosis Programme and Damien Foundation implemented the shorter treatment regimen (STR) for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in the three MDR-TB sites of Conakry. Previously, the longer regimen was used to treat...

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Main Authors: Souleymane Hassane-Harouna, Gba-Foromo Cherif, Nimer Ortuno-Gutierrez, Diao Cisse, Lansana Mady Camara, Boubacar Djelo Diallo, Souleymane Camara, Adama Marie Bangoura, Lutgarde Lynen, Tom Decroo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237355

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