Acquired Drug Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Poor Outcomes among Patients with Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis

Acquired Drug Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Poor Outcomes among Patients with Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis

Rates and risk factors for acquired drug resistance and association with outcomes among patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) are not well defined. In an MDR TB cohort from the country of Georgia, drug susceptibility testing for second-line drugs (SLDs) was performed at baseline an...

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Main Authors: Russell R. Kempker, Maia Kipiani, Veriko Mirtskhulava, Nestani Tukvadze, Matthew J. Magee, Henry M. Blumberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
bacteria
multidrug resistance
acquired drug resistance
treatment outcomes
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/6/14-1873_article

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