Epidemiology and spatial distribution of cases of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (mdr-tb) in Brazil, 2008-2012
Backgound and Objectives: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is defined as resistance to at least rifampicin and isoniazid, important drugs in TB treatment. It represents an important public health problem in Brazil and worldwide, considering its implications on the morbimortality of affect...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Portuguese |
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Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul
2013-10-01
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Series: | Revista de Epidemiologia e Controle de Infecção |
Online Access: | https://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/epidemiologia/article/view/3564 |