Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Treatment and Outcomes of 93 Patients
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading cause of death worldwide and the emergence of multidrug-resistant TB (MDR TB) poses a threat to its control. There is scanty evidence regarding optimal management of MDR TB. The majority of Canadian cases of MDR TB are diagnosed in Ontario; most are ma...
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| author | Sarah K Brode Robert Varadi Jane McNamee Nina Malek Sharon Stewart Frances B Jamieson Monica Avendano |
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| description | BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading cause of death worldwide and the emergence of multidrug-resistant TB (MDR TB) poses a threat to its control. There is scanty evidence regarding optimal management of MDR TB. The majority of Canadian cases of MDR TB are diagnosed in Ontario; most are managed by the Tuberculosis Service at West Park Healthcare Centre in Toronto. The authors reviewed 93 cases of MDR TB admitted from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2011. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0c51a46188ec49fa881f273d502519192025-02-03T01:26:44ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412015-01-012229710210.1155/2015/359301Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Treatment and Outcomes of 93 PatientsSarah K Brode0Robert Varadi1Jane McNamee2Nina Malek3Sharon Stewart4Frances B Jamieson5Monica Avendano6West Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaWest Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaWest Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaWest Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaWest Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaWest Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaBACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading cause of death worldwide and the emergence of multidrug-resistant TB (MDR TB) poses a threat to its control. There is scanty evidence regarding optimal management of MDR TB. The majority of Canadian cases of MDR TB are diagnosed in Ontario; most are managed by the Tuberculosis Service at West Park Healthcare Centre in Toronto. The authors reviewed 93 cases of MDR TB admitted from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2011.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/359301 |
| spellingShingle | Sarah K Brode Robert Varadi Jane McNamee Nina Malek Sharon Stewart Frances B Jamieson Monica Avendano Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Treatment and Outcomes of 93 Patients Canadian Respiratory Journal |
| title | Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Treatment and Outcomes of 93 Patients |
| title_full | Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Treatment and Outcomes of 93 Patients |
| title_fullStr | Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Treatment and Outcomes of 93 Patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Treatment and Outcomes of 93 Patients |
| title_short | Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Treatment and Outcomes of 93 Patients |
| title_sort | multidrug resistant tuberculosis treatment and outcomes of 93 patients |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/359301 |
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