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Impact of Infection Control Measures to Control an Outbreak of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Ward, Peru

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB) rates in a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care facility increased by the year 2000—56% of TB cases, eight times the national MDRTB rate. We reported the effect of tuberculosis infection control measures that were introduced in 2001 and that consisted of 1...

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Autores principales: Ticona, Eduardo, Huaroto, Luz, Kirwan, Daniela E., Chumpitaz, Milagros, Munayco, César V., Maguiña, Mónica, Tovar, Marco A., Evans, Carlton A., Escombe, Roderick, Gilman, Robert H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5154435/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27621303
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.15-0712