Time to Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment in a Prospective South African Cohort

This study examined time to treatment initiation by age among a prospective cohort with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). Participants aged 13 years or older nested within a cluster-randomized trial in 2 South African provinces were evaluated. Outcomes were treatment initiation within 5 days of D...

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Main Authors: Brittney J. van de Water PhD, Janet Prvu Bettger ScD, Susan Silva PhD, Janice Humphreys PhD, Coleen K. Cunningham MD, Jason E. Farley PhD, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-11-01
Series:Global Pediatric Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2333794X17744140