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Anti tuberculosis drug resistance in west of Iran

Parviz Mohajeri, Baharak Norozi, Sara Naybandi Atashi, Abbas Farahani

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases · 2014 · 29 citations · 7 references

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Abstract

The high prevalence of MDR-TB in our study is assumed to be due to recent transmission of drug-resistant strains. Overall, the rate of drug resistance in our study was high, which is in line with findings of some high-burden countries. Hence that early case detection, rapid drug susceptibility testing, and effective anti-TB treatment is necessary.

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