Clinical risk factors associated with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in Mali

Background: MDR-TB is a major threat to global TB control. In 2015, 580,000 were treated for MDR-TB worldwide. The worldwide roll-out of GeneXpert MTB/RIF® has improved diagnosis of MDR-TB; however, in many countries laboratories are unable to assess drug resistance and clinical predictors of MDR-TB...

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Main Authors: Bocar Baya, Chad J. Achenbach, Bourahima Kone, Yacouba Toloba, Djeneba K. Dabitao, Bassirou Diarra, Drissa Goita, Seydou Diabaté, Mamoudou Maiga, Dianguina Soumare, Khadidia Ouattara, Tenin Kanoute, Gaoussou Berthe, Youssouf M. Kamia, Yeya dit Sadio Sarro, Moumine Sanogo, Antieme C.G. Togo, Bindongo P.P. Dembele, Nadie Coulibaly, Amadou Kone, Maxwell Akanbi, Michael Belson, Sounkalo Dao, Susan Orsega, Sophia Siddiqui, Seydou Doumbia, Robert L. Murphy, Souleymane Diallo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-04-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971219300682