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Variation and risk factors of drug resistant tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Prevalence of multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), defined as in vitro resistance to both rifampicin and isoniazid with or without resistance to other TB drugs, in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is reportedly low compared to other regions. These estimates are based on data reported to th...

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Autores principales: Lukoye, Deus, Ssengooba, Willy, Musisi, Kenneth, Kasule, George W, Cobelens, Frank G J, Joloba, Moses, Gomez, Gabriela B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4412202/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25880829
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1614-8