Implementation of the national tuberculosis guidelines on culture and drug sensitivity testing in Guatemala, 2013
ABSTRACT Objective To assess whether the National Tuberculosis Program (NTP) guidelines for culture and drug sensitivity testing (DST) in Guatemala were successfully implemented, particularly in cases of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) or previously treated TB, by documenting notificatio...
Main Authors: | Maritza Samayoa-Peláez, Nancy Ayala, Zaida E. Yadon, Einar Heldal |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pan American Health Organization
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Series: | Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892016000100044&lng=en&tlng=en |
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