Comprehensive Treatment of Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Author(s) -
Carole D. Mitnick,
Sonya Shin,
Kwonjune J. Seung,
Michael Rich,
Sidney Atwood,
Jennifer Furin,
Garrett M. Fitzmaurice,
Félix A. Alcántara Virú,
Sasha C. Appleton,
Jaime N. Bayona,
César Antonio Bonilla-Asalde,
Katiuska Chalco,
Sharon Choi,
Molly F. Franke,
Hamish Fraser,
Dalia Guerra,
Rocio Hurtado,
Darius Jazayeri,
Keith Joseph,
Karim Llaro,
Lorena Mestanza,
Joia S. Mukherjee,
Maribel Muñoz,
Eda Palacios,
Epifanio Sánchez,
Alexander Sloutsky,
Mercedes C. Becerra
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa0800106
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , extensively drug resistant tuberculosis , drug , drug resistance , directly observed therapy , intensive care medicine , drug resistant tuberculosis , pharmacotherapy , mycobacterium tuberculosis , pharmacology , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis has been reported in 45 countries, including countries with limited resources and a high burden of tuberculosis. We describe the management of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis and treatment outcomes among patients who were referred for individualized outpatient therapy in Peru.
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