High Prevalence of Rifampicin Resistance Associated with Rural Residence and Very Low Bacillary Load among TB/HIV-Coinfected Patients at the National Tuberculosis Treatment Center in Uganda

BACKGROUND: Rifampicin resistance (RR) is associated with mortality among tuberculosis (TB) patients coinfected with HIV. We compared the prevalence of RR among TB patients with and without HIV coinfection at the National Tuberculosis Treatment Center (NTTC) in Uganda, a TB/HIV high burdened country...

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Published in:Biomed Res Int
Main Authors: Baluku, Joseph Baruch, Mugabe, Pallen, Mulwana, Rose, Nassozi, Sylvia, Katuramu, Richard, Worodria, William
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hindawi 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7397442/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32775411
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/2508283
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