Time to Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment in a Prospective South African Cohort

• Main Authors: Brittney J. van de Water PhD (Author), Janet Prvu Bettger ScD (Author), Susan Silva PhD (Author), Janice Humphreys PhD (Author), Coleen K. Cunningham MD (Author), Jason E. Farley PhD, MPH (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study examined time to treatment initiation by age among a prospective cohort with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). Participants aged 13 years or older nested within a cluster-randomized trial in 2 South African provinces were evaluated. Outcomes were treatment initiation within 5 days of D...