Treatment Outcomes in Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is a major global challenge. This report examines the definition of treatment success and its effect on determining cure. To the Editor: Despite lengthy treatment with costly second-line drug regimens, curing multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (bacillary resistan...

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Published in:	The New England journal of medicine Vol. 375; no. 11; pp. 1103 - 1105
Main Authors:	Günther, Gunar, Lange, Christoph, Alexandru, Sofia, Altet, Neus, Avsar, Korkut, Bang, Didi, Barbuta, Raisa, Bothamley, Graham, Ciobanu, Ana, Crudu, Valeriu, Danilovits, Manfred, Dedicoat, Martin, Duarte, Raquel, Gualano, Gina, Kunst, Heinke, de Lange, Wiel, Leimane, Vaira, Magis-Escurra, Cecile, McLaughlin, Anne-Marie, Muylle, Inge, Polcová, Veronika, Popa, Christina, Rumetshofer, Rudolf, Skrahina, Alena, Solodovnikova, Varvara, Spinu, Victor, Tiberi, Simon, Viiklepp, Piret, van Leth, Frank
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Massachusetts Medical Society 15.09.2016
Subjects:	Clinical outcomes Humans Multidrug resistance Mycobacterium tuberculosis - isolation & purification Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - methods Treatment Outcome Tuberculosis Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant - drug therapy World Health Organization
ISSN:	0028-4793, 1533-4406, 1533-4406
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