Epidemiology and treatment outcomes of recurrent tuberculosis in Tanzania from 2018 to 2021 using the National TB dataset.

<h4>Background</h4>Patients with recurrent TB have an increased risk of higher mortality, lower success rate, and a relatively feeble likelihood of treatment completion than those with new-onset TB. This study aimed to assess the epidemiology of recurrent TB in Tanzania; specifically, we...

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Main Authors: Belinda J Njiro, Riziki Kisonga, Catherine Joachim, Galus Alfredy Sililo, Emmanuel Nkiligi, Latifat Ibisomi, Tobias Chirwa, Joel Msafiri Francis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-02-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0011968&type=printable