Serious treatment related adverse drug reactions amongst anti-retroviral naïve MDR-TB patients.
BACKGROUND: Globally treatment outcomes for multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MDR-TB) remain poor and this is compounded by high drug toxicity. Little is known about the influence of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) on treatment outcomes in South Africa. METHODS: We evaluated the impact o...
Main Authors: | Martha Van der Walt, Johanna Lancaster, Ronel Odendaal, Jeanne Garcia Davis, Karen Shean, Jason Farley |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3615995?pdf=render |
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