Treatment outcomes of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Treatment outcomes of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND:Treatment outcomes for multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (MDRTB) are generally poor compared to drug sensitive disease. We sought to estimate treatment outcomes and identify risk factors associated with poor outcomes in patients with MDRTB. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:We p...

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Main Authors: James C Johnston, Neal C Shahidi, Mohsen Sadatsafavi, J Mark Fitzgerald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-09-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2735675?pdf=render

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