Mortality and associated factors of patients with extensive drug-resistant tuberculosis: an emerging public health crisis in China

Mortality and associated factors of patients with extensive drug-resistant tuberculosis: an emerging public health crisis in China

Abstract Background Limited treatment options of extensive drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) have led to its high mortality worldwide. Relevant data about mortality of XDR-TB patients in literature are limited and likely underestimate the real situation in China, since the majority of patients wi...

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Main Authors: Chengli Bei, Manjiao Fu, Yao Zhang, Hebin Xie, Ke Yin, Yanke Liu, Li Zhang, Bangruan Xie, Fang Li, Hua Huang, Yuhong Liu, Li Yang, Jing Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
XDR-TB
Mortality
Survival analysis
Risk factors
New case
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3169-7

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