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Treatment outcomes of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Gauteng, South Africa.
Infection - 1 Apr 2014
Marais E, Mlambo C K, Lewis J J, Rastogi N, Zozio T, Grobusch M P, Duse A, Victor T, Warren R W
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PURPOSE: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is associated with lengthy treatment, expensive and potentially toxic regimens, and high rates of treatment failure and death. This study describes the outcomes of 351 MDR-TB patients who started treatment between 2004 and 2007 at the provincial MDR-TB referral hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa, and investigates risk factors associated with death. METHODS:...
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