Title
Geographic predictors of primary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cases in an endemic area of Lima, Peru
Date Issued
01 November 2014
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Shah L.
Choi H.W.
Berrang-Ford L.
Henostroza G.
Heymann S.J.
Kaufman J.S.
Ciampi A.
Brewer T.F.
Publisher(s)
International Union against Tubercul. and Lung Dis.
Abstract
SETTING: Peru reports among the highest multidrugresistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) rates in the Americas, with a growing proportion in previously untreated tuberculosis (TB) cases. The identification of clusters of primary MDR-TB compared with drug-susceptible TB (DS-TB) could help prioritize interventions.
Start page
1307
End page
1314
Volume
18
Issue
11
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Sistema respiratorio
Geociencias, Multidisciplinar
Enfermedades infecciosas
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84908668732
PubMed ID
Source
International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
ISSN of the container
10273719
Source funding
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Sponsor(s)
Institutos Canadienses de Investigación en Salud
Centro Internacional de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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