Impact of universal drug susceptibility testing and effective management of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Taiwan.

Impact of universal drug susceptibility testing and effective management of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Taiwan.

BACKGROUND:The treatment outcomes of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients in the 1990s in Taiwan was not satisfactory. To strengthen programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis (PMDT), Taiwan MDR-TB Consortium (TMTC) was established in 2007. We assess the performance and epi...

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Main Authors:	Pin-Hui Lee, Pei-Chun Chan, Yen-Ting Peng, Po-Wei Chu, Mei-Hua Wu, Ruwen Jou, Ming-Chih Yu, Chou-Jui Lin, Yi-Wen Huang, Shun-Tien Chien, Jen-Jyh Lee, Chen-Yuan Chiang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:	PLoS ONE
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214792

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