Treatment outcomes of patients with multidrug and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in Zhejiang, China

Treatment outcomes of patients with multidrug and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in Zhejiang, China

Abstract Background The aim of this study was to assess the treatment outcomes of multidrug and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (M/XDR-TB) in Zhejiang, China and to evaluate possible risk factors associated with poor outcomes of M/XDR-TB. Methods Two-hundred-and-sixty-two patients having M/X...

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Main Authors: Ming-Wu Zhang, Lin Zhou, Yu Zhang, Bin Chen, Ying Peng, Fei Wang, Zheng-Wei Liu, Xiao-Meng Wang, Song-Hua Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:European Journal of Medical Research
Subjects:
Prognostic factors
M/XDR-TB treatment
Treatment failure
Smear-negative
Adverse effects
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-021-00502-0

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