Health system factors influencing management of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in four European Union countries - learning from country experiences

• Main Authors: Gerard de Vries (Author), Svetla Tsolova (Author), Laura F. Anderson (Author), Agnes C. Gebhard (Author), Einar Heldal (Author), Vahur Hollo (Author), Laura Sánchez-Cambronero Cejudo (Author), Daniela Schmid (Author), Bert Schreuder (Author), Tonka Varleva (Author), Marieke J. van der Werf (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In the European Union and European Economic Area only 38% of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients notified in 2011 completed treatment successfully at 24 months' evaluation. Socio-economic factors and patient factors such as demographic characteristics, behaviour and at...