Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Belarus: the size of the problem and associated risk factors

• Main Authors: Alena Skrahina (Author), Henadz Hurevich (Author), Aksana Zalutskaya (Author), Evgeni Sahalchyk (Author), Andrei Astrauko (Author), Sven Hoffner (Author), Valiantsin Rusovich (Author), Andrei Dadu (Author), Pierpaolo de Colombani (Author), Masoud Dara (Author), Wayne van Gemert (Author), Matteo Zignol (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the problem of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) throughout Belarus and investigate the associated risk factors. METHODS: In a nationwide survey in 2010-2011, 1420 tuberculosis (TB) patients were screened and 934 new and 410 previously treated cases ofTB were found to me...