| Literature DB >> 21036837 |
Gustavo Ferrer1, Carlos Acuna-Villaorduna, Miguel Escobedo, Esteban Vlasich, Manuel Rivera.
Abstract
In the United States, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is more commonly seen among foreign-born patients. We report outcomes for 46 patients with MDR-TB who were born in Mexico and treated along the United States-Mexico border. According to our definition, 30 were cured, 3 showed treatment failure, 3 died, and 10 abandoned treatment. Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis can be successfully treated on an ambulatory basis.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 21036837 PMCID: PMC2963969 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0145
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Trop Med Hyg ISSN: 0002-9637 Impact factor: 2.345