Models for Predicting Time to Sputum Conversion Among Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Patients in Lagos, South–West Nigeria

Models for Predicting Time to Sputum Conversion Among Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Patients in Lagos, South–West Nigeria

Background: Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) develops due to problems such as irregular drug supply, poor drug quality, inappropriate prescription, and poor adherence to treatment. These factors allow the development and subsequent transmission of resistant strains of the pathogen. However...

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Main Authors: Oluwatosin J. Akinsola, Oyindamola B. Yusuf, Olusoji Mayowa Ige, Patrick E. Okonji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
mixture cure model
sputum conversion time
MDR-TB
log-normal
log-logistic
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2018.00347/full

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