Risk factors for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among tuberculosis patients in Serbia: a case-control study

• Main Authors: Maja Stosic (Author), Dejana Vukovic (Author), Dragan Babic (Author), Gordana Antonijevic (Author), Kristie L. Foley (Author), Isidora Vujcic (Author), Sandra Sipetic Grujicic (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Multidrug resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) represents TB which is simultaneous resistant to at least rifampicin (R) and isoniazid (H). Identifying inadequate therapy as the main cause of this form of the disease and explaining the factors leading to its occurrence, numerous soci...