Affecting Factors Unfavorable Treatment Outcomes of Rifampicin-resistant/Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis Patients Treated with Long-term Regimen
Aylin Babalik,
Ahmet Balikçi,
Ayla Turkar
et al.
Abstract:Background:
Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) poses a significant threat to global TB control and remains a major public health issue. This study aims to evaluate treatment outcomes and identify risk factors for unfavorable outcomes in patients with multi-DR-TB (MDR-TB) treated at a major reference hospital in Istanbul.
Methods:
We conducted a retrospective analysis of 413 patients with rifampicin-resistant and MDR-TB who received treatment between Ja… Show more
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