Poor tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Southern Mozambique (2011–2012)
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Poor tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Southern Mozambique (2011–2012)
BACKGROUND In Mozambique, there is limited data regarding the monitoring of Tuberculosis (TB) treatment results and determinants of adverse outcomes under routine surveillance conditions. The objectives of this study were to evaluate treatment outcomes among TB patients, analyze factors associated with a fatal outcome and determine the proportion of deaths attributable to TB in the district of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Infectious Diseases
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-1534-y