Mortality and associated risk factors in a cohort of tuberculosis patients treated under DOTS programme in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of mortality among infectious diseases worldwide. Ninty five percent of TB cases and 98% of deaths due to TB occur in developing countries. Globally, the mortality rate has declined with the introduction of effective anti TB chemotherapy. Neverthele...

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Autores principales: Getahun, Belete, Ameni, Gobena, Biadgilign, Sibhatu, Medhin, Girmay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3118140/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21575187
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-11-127

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3118140/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21575187
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-11-127

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