Are survey-based estimates of the burden of drug resistant TB too low? Insight from a simulation study.

Are survey-based estimates of the burden of drug resistant TB too low? Insight from a simulation study.

<h4>Background</h4>The emergence of tuberculosis resistant to multiple first- and second-line antibiotics poses challenges to a global control strategy that relies on standard drug treatment regimens. Highly drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis have been implicated in out...

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Main Authors: Ted Cohen, Caroline Colijn, Bryson Finklea, Abigail Wright, Matteo Zignol, Alexander Pym, Megan Murray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-06-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0002363&type=printable
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