Shin, SonyaFurin, JenniferAlcántara, FelixBayona, JaimeSánchez, EpifanioMitnick, Carole2012-12-212006Shin, 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): 687-688.1080-6040http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:10121003Patients 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.en-USJournal Article2012-12-2110.3201/eid1204.041256