Treatment and follow-up of HIV-negative multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients in an infectious diseases reference hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina. - Concepedia

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Treatment and follow-up of HIV-negative multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients in an infectious diseases reference hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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2004

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Palmero Dj, Marta Ambroggi, Ángel Brea, De Lucas M, Alessandro Fulgenzi, Dalila Y. Martínez, Chiara Mosca, Rosa Musella, Marcela Natiello, Claudio González,

Abstract

The burden of MDR-TB in this setting--prolonged infection, treatment cost and difficulties, low rates of cure and treatment adherence and high rates of fatality and relapse--can be improved by strengthening TB control programme activities and fighting against poverty and HIV/AIDS.