Open AccessPrevalence and risk factors of drug-resistant tuberculosis along the Mexico-Texas border
Author(s) -
Jeffery P. Taylor,
Lucina Suarez
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.90.2.271
Subject(s) - tuberculosis , medicine , logistic regression , drug resistance , risk factor , drug resistant tuberculosis , demography , environmental health , mycobacterium tuberculosis , pathology , biology , sociology , microbiology and biotechnology
This study determined factors associated with drug resistance among 3496 patients with tuberculosis who resided in Texas counties along the Mexican border.