Survival from XDR-TB is associated with modifiable clinical characteristics in rural South Africa.

Survival from XDR-TB is associated with modifiable clinical characteristics in rural South Africa.

Drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is a major threat to global public health. Patients with extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB), particularly those with HIV-coinfection, experience high and accelerated mortality with limited available interventions. To determine modifiable factors associated with s...

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Main Authors: Sheela V Shenoi, Ralph P Brooks, Russell Barbour, Frederick L Altice, Daniel Zelterman, Anthony P Moll, Iqbal Master, Theo L van der Merwe, Gerald H Friedland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3295798?pdf=render

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