Baseline prevalence and incidence and risk factors for new-onset drug induced hearing loss in adults receiving drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) treatment in Khayelitsha, South Africa
Includes bibliographical references. === Treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is longer and associated with more significant side-effects than drug susceptible TB. Second line injectable therapy using kanamycin, amikacin or capreomycin is associated with irreversible hearing loss. There...
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| Format: | Dissertation |
| Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10625 |