Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance among New and Previously Treated Sputum Smear-Positive Tuberculosis Patients in Uganda: Results of the First National Survey

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2013
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PloS one
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Multidrug resistant and extensively drug resistant tuberculosis (TB) have become major threats to control of tuberculosis globally. The rates of anti-TB drug resistance in Uganda are not known. We conducted a national drug resistance survey to investigate the levels and patterns of resistance to first and second line anti-TB drugs among new and previously treated sputum smear-positive TB cases.
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Anti-Tuberculosis, Drug Resistance, Treated Sputum Smear-Positive Tuberculosis Patients
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Lukoye, D., Adatu, F., Musisi, K., Kasule, G. W., Were, W., Odeke, R., ... & Joloba, M. L. (2013). Anti-tuberculosis drug resistance among new and previously treated sputum smear-positive tuberculosis patients in Uganda: results of the first national survey. PloS one, 8(8), e70763.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0070763
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https://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/8051
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