Trends in burden of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in countries, regions, and worldwide from 1990 to 2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease study

• Main Authors: Ze-Jin Ou (Author), Dan-Feng Yu (Author), Yuan-Hao Liang (Author), Wen-Qiao He (Author), Yong-Zhi Li (Author), Ya-Xian Meng (Author), Hu-Sheng Xiong (Author), Min-Yi Zhang (Author), Huan He (Author), Yu-Han Gao (Author), Fei Wu (Author), Qing Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Antituberculosis-drug resistance is an important public health issue, and its epidemiological patterns has dramatically changed in recent decades. This study aimed to estimate the trends of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), which can be used to inform health strategies....