High rates of human immunodeficiency virus and drug resistance in tuberculosis patients in Manila, Philippines

Background: The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in the Philippines is 288/100,000 populations (2014), wherein 2% of new cases and 21% of retreatment cases are multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB). In addition, the rate of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has been alarmingly over the past 7 yea...

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Published in:	Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal
Main Authors:	Marietta B Solante, Haorile Chagan-Yasutan, Toshio Hattori, Susan Leano, Anna Marie Celina G Garfin, Dick Van Soolingen, Elizabeth Telan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Subjects:	Adverse reaction multidrug-resistant- tuberculosis Xpert MTB/RIF
Online Access:	http://www.bmbtrj.org/article.asp?issn=2588-9834;year=2017;volume=1;issue=2;spage=157;epage=162;aulast=Solante