Open AccessUnsuccessful treatment in pulmonary tuberculosis: factors and a consequent predictive model
Author(s) -
Ana Costa-Veiga,
Teodoro Briz,
Carla Nunes
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
european journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1464-360X
pISSN - 1101-1262
DOI - 10.1093/eurpub/ckx136
Subject(s) - medicine , logistic regression , tuberculosis , nomogram , incidence (geometry) , disease , pediatrics , pathology , physics , optics
Cure is particularly valuable in pulmonary cases (PTB), as unsuccessful treatment fuels incidence and resistance to antibiotics. This study aims to identify individual factors of PTB unsuccessful treatment in Portugal and to develop a consequent predictive model.
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