Rates of Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance in Kampala-Uganda Are Low and Not Associated with HIV Infection

BACKGROUND: Drug resistance among tuberculosis patients in sub-Saharan Africa is increasing, possibly due to association with HIV infection. We studied drug resistance and HIV infection in a representative sample of 533 smear-positive tuberculosis patients diagnosed in Kampala, Uganda. METHODS/PRINC...

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Autores principales: Lukoye, Deus, Cobelens, Frank G. J., Ezati, Nicholas, Kirimunda, Samuel, Adatu, Francis E., Lule, Joseph K., Nuwaha, Fred, Joloba, Moses L.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3018425/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21249225
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0016130

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3018425/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21249225
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0016130

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