Publication: Long-term Follow-up for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
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2006
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Shin, Sonya S., Jennifer J. Furin, Felix Alcántara, Jaime Bayona, Epifanio Sánchez, and Carole D. Mitnick. 2006. Long-term follow-up for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. Emerging Infectious Diseases 12(4): 687-688.
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Patients treated in Peru for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) were followed-up for a median of 67 months. Among 86 patients considered cured after completion of treatment, 97% remain healthy; 1 patient relapsed. Employment increased from 34% before treatment to 71%. We observed favorable long-term outcomes among MDR-TB patients.
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