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Transmission pattern of drug-resistant tuberculosis and its implication for tuberculosis control in eastern rural China.
PloS one - 12 May 2011
Hu Yi, Mathema Barun, Jiang Weili, Kreiswirth Barry, Wang Weibing, Xu Biao
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Transmission patterns of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) may be influenced by differences in socio-demographics, local tuberculosis (TB) endemicity and efficaciousness of TB control programs. This study aimed to investigate the impact of DOTS on the transmission of drug-resistant TB in eastern rural China. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study of all patients diagnosed with...
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