Title
Time to initiation of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment and its relation with outcome in a high incidence district in Lima, Peru
Date Issued
01 March 2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
De Orbegoso A.
Navarro A.
Ríos J.
Párraga T.
Van der Stuyft P.
Publisher(s)
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Abstract
Objective: To determine the time from diagnosis to start of multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) treatment in Lima, Peru. Methods: We studied new smear-positive TB adults that were started on MDR TB treatment or that were switched to it between June 2008 and December 2011. Results: Time from the first positive smear to MDR-TB treatment was >30 days in 35% (13/37) of patients. Among the 27% (24/88) of patients that switched to MDR-TB treatment, time from the last dose of a drug-susceptible regimen was >30 days. Conclusion: Start of and switching to MDR TB treatment is still delayed.
Start page
322
End page
325
Volume
20
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Sistema respiratorio
Enfermedades infecciosas
Farmacología, Farmacia
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84922637897
PubMed ID
Source
Tropical Medicine and International Health
ISSN of the container
13602276
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus