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Primary drug-resistant tuberculosis in Hanoi, Viet Nam: present status and risk factors.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Hang Nguyen Thi Le, Maeda Shinji, Lien Luu Thi, Thuong Pham Huu, Hung Nguyen Van, Thuy Tran Bich, Nanri Akiko, Mizoue Tetsuya, Hoang Nguyen Phuong, Cuong Vu Cao, Ngoc Khieu Thi Thuy, Sakurada Shinsaku, Endo Hiroyoshi, Keicho Naoto
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INTRODUCTION: Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) to anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs presents a serious challenge to TB control worldwide. We investigated the status of drug resistance, including multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB, and possible risk factors among newly diagnosed TB patients in Hanoi, the capital of Viet Nam. METHODS: Clinical and epidemiological information was collected from 506 newly...
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