Treatment outcomes and factors affecting treatment outcomes of new patients with tuberculosis in Busan, South Korea: a retrospective study of a citywide registry, 2014–2015

Abstract Background This study investigated the treatment outcomes, and factors affecting the outcomes, of new tuberculosis (TB) patients in Busan, South Korea. Methods We retrospectively analysed the citywide TB registry data (collected for the Korean National TB Surveillance System) of new TB pati...

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Main Authors: Jeongha Mok, Daeseong An, Seoungjin Kim, Miyoung Lee, Changhoon Kim, Hyunjin Son
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3574-y