Open AccessHigh prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Georgia
Author(s) -
Nino Mdivani,
Ekaterina Zangaladze,
Natalia Volkova,
Ekaterina V. Kourbatova,
Thea Jibuti,
Natalia Shubladze,
Tamar Kutateladze,
George Khechinashvili,
Carlos del Rı́o,
Archil Salakaia,
Henry M. Blumberg
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.03.012
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , culture conversion , mycobacterium tuberculosis , drug resistance , public health , multivariate analysis , multiple drug resistance , drug resistant tuberculosis , pediatrics , pulmonary tuberculosis , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Tuberculosis (TB) has emerged as a serious public health problem in the country of Georgia. However, little or no data exist on rates and risk factors for drug-resistant TB, including multidrug-resistant (MDR)-TB, in Georgia.
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