Treatment outcomes among patients with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in Abbassia Chest Hospital from July 2006 to June 2010

Background: Tuberculosis despite being treatable & preventable disease, it continues to be a major health challenge in many parts of the world. The emergence of drug-resistant tuberculosis has made the current epidemic worse. Methods: This retrospective study included 200 MDR-TB patients admitte...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim I. Elmahallawy, Ramadan M. Bakr, Ali A. Mabrouk, Rasha M. Omar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-10-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S042276381200074X